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TENOMYOTOMY

\tˌɛnəmɪˈɒtəmɪ], \tˌɛnəmɪˈɒtəmɪ], \t_ˌɛ_n_ə_m_ɪ__ˈɒ_t_ə_m_ɪ]\

Definitions of TENOMYOTOMY

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Of Abadie, an operation for enfeebling one of the recti muscles of the eye. It consists in incising the lateral parts of its tendon near its sclerotic insertion, and in excising a small portion of the muscle on each side. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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