tenotomy
[ tuh-not-uh-mee ]
/ təˈnɒt ə mi /
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noun, plural te·not·o·mies.Surgery.
the cutting of a tendon.
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tenotomy
/ (təˈnɒtəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
surgical division of a tendon
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Medical definitions for tenotomy
tenotomy
[ tĕ-nŏt′ə-mē ]
n.
The surgical division of a tendon to correct a deformity caused by congenital or acquired shortening of a muscle, as for the correction of strabismus.tendotomy
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