- cardiomyotomy
- SYN: esophagomyotomy. [cardio- (2) + G. mys, muscle, + tome, cutting]
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car·dio·my·ot·o·my (kahr″de-o-mi-otґə-me) [cardio-(1) + myo- + -tomy] esophagocardiomyotomy.
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cardiomyotomy — n.; see achalasia, myotomy … The new mediacal dictionary
Кардиомиотомия (Cardiomyotomy) — см. Ахалазия.КАРДИОПЛЕГИЯ (cardioplegid) прием в медицине, при котором производится остановка сердца с помощью впрыскивания в него солевых растворов при помощи гипотермии или элtктростимуляции. Это позволяет производить сложные хирургические… … Медицинские термины
Heller cardiomyotomy — esophagocardiomyotomy … Medical dictionary
esophagocardiomyotomy — esoph·a·go·car·dio·my·ot·o·my (ə sof″ə go kahr″de o mi otґə me) incision of the muscular coats of the esophagus and cardiac part of the stomach for relief of esophageal achalasia. The original procedure involved a… … Medical dictionary
achalasia — Failure to relax; referring especially to visceral openings such as the pylorus, cardia, or any other sphincter muscles. [G. a priv. + chalasis, a slackening] a. of the cardia SYN: esophageal a.. cricopharyngeal a. functional … Medical dictionary
esophagomyotomy — Longitudinal division of the muscular layer down to the submucosa of the lowest part of the esophageal wall; some muscle fibers of the cardia may also be divided. SYN: cardiomyotomy, esophagoga … Medical dictionary
myotomy — 1. Anatomy or dissection of the muscles. 2. Surgical division of a muscle. [myo + G. tome, excision] cricopharyngeal m. division of the cephalad portion of the cricopharyngeus … Medical dictionary
achalasia — cardiospasm; n. a condition in which the normal muscular activity of the oesophagus (gullet) is disturbed, especially failure of an abnormally strong sphincter at the lower end, which delays the passage of swallowed material. It may occur at any… … The new mediacal dictionary
myotomy — n. the dissection or surgical division of a muscle. For example, cardiomyotomy is division of the sphincter muscle of the gastro oesophageal junction (see achalasia) … The new mediacal dictionary
