tenotomy /te·not·o·my/ (ten-ot´ah-me) transection of a tendon.
Tenotomy
tenotomy
te·not·o·my (t -n t  -m )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. Also called tendotomy. |
Tenotomy
A surgical procedure that cuts the tendon of a contracted muscle to allow lengthening.
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tenotomy
[tenot′əmē]
Etymology: Gk, tenon, tendon, temnein, to cut
the total or partial severing of a tendon, performed to correct a muscle imbalance, such as in the correction of strabismus of the eye or in clubfoot.
tenotomy
transection of a tendon.
graduated tenotomy
partial transection of a tendon.
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