adhesiotomy
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adhesiotomy
[ad-he″ze-ot´ah-me]surgical division of adhesions.
ad·he·si·ot·o·my
(ad-hē-zē-ot'ŏ-mē),Surgical section or lysis of adhesions.
adhesiotomy
/ad·he·si·ot·o·my/ (ad-he″ze-ot´ah-me) surgical division of adhesions.adhesiotomy
(ăd-hē′zē-ŏt′ə-mē)n. pl. adhesioto·mies
Surgical division or separation of adhesions.
adhesiotomy
[adhē′sē·ot′əmē]
Etymology: L, adhaerens + Gk, temnein to cut
the surgical division or separation of adhesions, usually performed to relieve an intestinal obstruction. Also called lysis. See also abdominal surgery.
ad·he·si·ot·o·my
(ad-hē'zē-ot'ŏ-mē)Surgical section or lysis of adhesions.
adhesiotomy
surgical division of adhesions.