Myotomy

//maɪˈɑ.tə.mi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or muscular organ.

    "If a hyperdeviation is present in an eye treated with such a myotomy of a horizontal rectus, the proximal myotomy should begin above to shift the insertion downward and make the horizontal rectus more effective as a depressor."

  2. 2
    surgical incision or division of a muscle wordnet
  3. 3
    An anatomical dissection of a body, especially one used for instructional purposes. dated

Example

More examples

"If a hyperdeviation is present in an eye treated with such a myotomy of a horizontal rectus, the proximal myotomy should begin above to shift the insertion downward and make the horizontal rectus more effective as a depressor."

Etymology

From myo- + -tomy.

Related phrases

Heller myotomy

More for "myotomy"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.