tenonectomy

tenonectomy
  n. surgical removal of tendon.
   ♦ tenonitis,
   ♦ tenositis, n. inflammation of tendon.
   ♦ tenorrhaphy, n. surgical stitching of tendon.
   ♦ tenotomy, n. surgical incision into tendon.

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  • tenonectomy — noun excision of part of the tendon. Syn: tenectomy …   Wiktionary

  • tenonectomy — SYN: tenectomy. [tenon + G. ektome, excision] * * * n. surgical removal of a portion of the Tenon s capsule. * * * teno·nec·to·my (ten″ə nekґtə me) [teno + ectomy] excision of a part of a tendon for the purpose of shortening it …   Medical dictionary

  • tenonectomy — n. surgical removal of a portion of the Tenon s capsule …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • tenectomy — Resection of part of a tendon. SYN: tenonectomy. [G. tenon, tendon, + ektome, excision] * * * te·nec·to·my (tə nekґtə me) [ten + ectomy] excision of a lesion of a tendon or of a tendon sheath …   Medical dictionary

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