commissurotomy

[ kom-uh-shuh-rot-uh-mee ]
/ ˌkɒm ə ʃəˈrɒt ə mi /

noun, plural com·mis·sur·ot·o·mies. Surgery.

the incision of a band of commissures, especially of mitral fibers, to correct mitral stenosis.
Compare valvulotomy.

Origin of commissurotomy

commissure + -o- + -tomy

Words nearby commissurotomy

commissural cell, commissural cheilitis, commissural fiber, commissure, commissure of cerebral hemispheres, commissurotomy, commit, commit to memory, commitment, commitment ceremony, commitment fee

Medical definitions for commissurotomy

commissurotomy
[ kŏm′ə-shu-rŏt′ə-mē, -su- ]

n.

Surgical division of a commissure, fibrous band, or ring.
midline myelotomy