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myotomies

myotomies is the plural of myotomy.

Meaning of myotomy

Noun

myotomy (plural myotomies)

  1. The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or muscular organ.
    • If a hyperdeviation is present in an eye treated with such a myotomy of a horizontal rectus, the proximal myotomy should begin above to shift the insertion downward and make the horizontal rectus more effective as a depressor.1993, Eugene M. Helveston, Surgical Management of Strabismus: An Atlas of Strabismus Surgery, page 235
  2. (dated) An anatomical dissection of a body, especially one used for instructional purposes.

Phrases with myotomies

Questions about myotomies

What is myotomies the plural of?
Myotomies is the plural of myotomy.

Words near myotomies in the dictionary

  1. myotises
  2. myotomal
  3. myotome
  4. myotomes
  5. myotomic
  6. myotomies
  7. myotomy
  8. myotonia
  9. myotonia atrophica
  10. myotonia congenita
  11. myotonias

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