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noun
The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or muscular organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
An anatomical dissection of a body, especially one used for instructional purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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noun
surgical incision or division of a muscle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- Proto-Indo-European *temh1- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English myotomy From myo- + -tomy.
Across languages
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