myectomy

English

Etymology

From myo- +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

myectomy (plural myectomies)

1. (surgery) The removal or the thinning of muscle tissue
   • 2015 June 10, Jasmina Alajbegovic-Halimic et al., “Recession Vs Myotomy–Comparative Analysis of Two Surgical Procedures of Weakening Inferior Oblique Muscle Overaction”, in Medical Archives‎^[1], volume 69, →DOI:

     He observed a persistent inferior oblique muscle overaction in 37% of patients and inferior oblique muscle underaction in 8% of patients after an inferior oblique muscle myectomy and 13% incidence of inferior oblique muscle adhesive syndrome when the myectomy was performed at the inferior oblique muscle insertion ( 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 ).