Myotomy (Noun)
Meaning
Surgical incision or division of a muscle.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The myotomy was a minor surgical procedure to relieve muscle spasms in the patient's eyelid.
- Myotomy is sometimes used to treat muscle tension disorders by severing or releasing contracted muscle fibers.
- After conducting an electromyography to pinpoint the problematic area, the doctor performed a myotomy on the affected muscle tissue.
- Due to complications with more traditional methods, an external myotomy may be the recommended surgical procedure to manage abnormal scar tissue growth.
- Because he required long-term recovery time following an intensive myotomy surgery on his limbs, Mike started incorporating stress-relief and physiotherapy in his treatment.