myotomy

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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. isim An anatomical dissection of a body, especially one used for instructional purposes.