syndesmotomy
syndesmotomy
[sin″dez-mot´ah-me]incision of a ligament.
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syndesmotomy
(sĭn′dĕz-mŏt′ə-mē)n.
The surgical division of a ligament.
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syn·des·mot·o·my
(sin'dez-mot'ŏ-mē)Surgical division of a ligament.
[syndesmo- + G. tomē, incision]
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