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te⋅not⋅o⋅my

  [tuh-not-uh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
the cutting of a tendon.
Origin:
1835–45; teno- + -tomy
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te·not·o·my   (tě-nŏt'ə-mē)   
n.   pl. te·not·o·mies
Surgical cutting or division of a tendon.
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Main Entry: te·not·o·my
Pronunciation: te-'nät-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgicaldivision of a tendon
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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tenotomy te·not·o·my (tě-nŏt'ə-mē)
n.
The surgical division of a tendon to correct a deformity caused by congenital or acquired shortening of a muscle, as for the correction of strabismus. Also called tendotomy.

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