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myodesis

myodesis noun: the securing of a muscle or tendon to the bone via sutures passed through small holes drilled in the bone.

Noun

myodesis (countable and uncountable, plural myodeses)

  1. The securing of a muscle or tendon to the bone via sutures passed through small holes drilled in the bone.

Forms of myodesis

pluralmyodeses

Origin of myodesis

From myo- + -desis.

Words that rhyme with myodesis

Questions about myodesis

What does myodesis mean?
Myodesis means the securing of a muscle or tendon to the bone via sutures passed through small holes drilled in the bone.
What part of speech is myodesis?
Myodesis is a noun.
What is the plural of myodesis?
The plural of myodesis is myodeses.

Words near myodesis in the dictionary

  1. myocytopathic
  2. myocytoskeletal
  3. myocytotoxic
  4. myodegeneration
  5. myodegenerative
  6. myodesis
  7. myodesopsia
  8. myodesopsias
  9. myodifferentiation
  10. myodocopan
  11. myodocopid

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