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n.surgical removal of a portion of the Tenon's capsule.* * *
teno·nec·to·my (ten″ə-nekґtə-me) [teno- + -ectomy] excision of a part of a tendon for the purpose of shortening it.
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tenonectomy
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tenonectomy — noun excision of part of the tendon. Syn: tenectomy … Wiktionary
tenonectomy — n. surgical removal of a portion of the Tenon s capsule … The new mediacal dictionary
tenonectomy — n. surgical removal of tendon. ♦ tenonitis, ♦ tenositis, n. inflammation of tendon. ♦ tenorrhaphy, n. surgical stitching of tendon. ♦ tenotomy, n. surgical incision into tendon … Dictionary of difficult words
tenectomy — Resection of part of a tendon. SYN: tenonectomy. [G. tenon, tendon, + ektome, excision] * * * te·nec·to·my (tə nekґtə me) [ten + ectomy] excision of a lesion of a tendon or of a tendon sheath … Medical dictionary
