syndesmectomy

syndesmectomy
Cutting away a section of a ligament. [syndesm- + G. ektome, excision]

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syn·des·mec·to·my (sin″dəz-mekґtə-me) [syndesm- + -ectomy] surgical removal of part or all of a ligament.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • syndesmectomy — /sin dez mek teuh mee, des /, n., pl. syndesmectomies. Surg. excision of part of a ligament. [ < Gk sýndesm(os) bond, fastening (syn SYN + des , var. s. of deîn to bind (see SYNDESIS) + mos n. suffix) + ECTOMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • syndesmectomy — /sin dez mek teuh mee, des /, n., pl. syndesmectomies. Surg. excision of part of a ligament. [ < Gk sýndesm(os) bond, fastening (syn SYN + des , var. s. of deîn to bind (see SYNDESIS) + mos n. suffix) + ECTOMY] …   Useful english dictionary

  • syndesmosis — syndesmotic /sin dez mot ik, des /, adj. /sin dez moh sis, des /, n., pl. syndesmoses / seez/. Anat. a connection of bones by ligaments, fasciae, or membranes other than in a joint. [1720 30; < Gk sýndesm(os) bond (see SYNDESMECTOMY) + OSIS] * *… …   Universalium

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