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Myotomy

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My`ot´o`my
n.1.The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles.
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Noun1.myotomy - surgical incision or division of a muscle
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
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