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DESMOTOMY

\dɪsmˈɒtəmɪ], \dɪsmˈɒtəmɪ], \d_ɪ_s_m_ˈɒ_t_ə_m_ɪ]\

Definitions of DESMOTOMY

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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Dissection of ligaments.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Desmotomia, from 'a ligament,' and 'to cut.' The part of anatomy which teaches the mode of dissecting the ligaments.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

The anatomy, dissection, or cutting of ligaments.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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