Meaning of myotomy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or muscular organ.
2. An anatomical dissection of a body, especially one used for instructional purposes.
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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.”

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