tenotomy

[ tuh-not-uh-mee ]
/ təˈnɒt ə mi /

noun, plural te·not·o·mies. Surgery.

the cutting of a tendon.

Origin of tenotomy

First recorded in 1835–45; teno- + -tomy

Words nearby tenotomy

tenostosis, tenosuspension, tenosuture, tenosynovectomy, tenosynovitis, tenotomy, tenovaginitis, tenpenny, tenpin, tenpin bowling, tenpins

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British Dictionary definitions for tenotomy

tenotomy
/ (təˈnɒtəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical division of a tendon

Derived forms of tenotomy

tenotomist, noun

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