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commissurotomy

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com⋅mis⋅sur⋅ot⋅o⋅my

  [kom-uh-shuh-rot-uh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
the incision of a band of commissures, esp. of mitral fibers, to correct mitral stenosis.
Compare valvulotomy.

Origin:
commissure + -o- + -tomy
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com·mis·sur·ot·o·my   (kŏm'ə-shŏŏ-rŏt'ə-mē)   
n.   pl. com·mis·sur·ot·o·mies
Surgical incision of a commissure in the body, as one made in the heart to relieve constriction of the mitral valve or one made in the brain to treat certain psychiatric disorders.

[commissur(e) + -tomy.]
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Main Entry: com·mis·sur·ot·o·my
Pronunciation: "käm-&-"shu(&)r-'ät-&-mE, -sh&-'rät-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: the operation of cutting through a band of muscle or nerve fibers; specifically : separation of the flaps of a mitral valveto relieve mitral stenosis : VALVULOTOMY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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commissurotomy com·mis·sur·ot·o·my (kŏm'ə-sh&oobreve;-rŏt'ə-mē, -s&oobreve;-)
n.

  1. Surgical division of a commissure, fibrous band, or ring.

  2. See midline myelotomy.

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