tenotomize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tenotomy +‎ -ize

Verb[edit]

tenotomize (third-person singular simple present tenotomizes, present participle tenotomizing, simple past and past participle tenotomized)

  1. (transitive) To perform a tenotomy upon.
    • 2016 January 26, “Development of an Arthroscopic Joint Capsule Injury Model in the Canine Shoulder”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Adipocytes, intramuscular fat globules, and intramyocellular fat droplets were observed in the tenotomized and/or neurotomized muscles, which were associated with an increased expression of adipogenic and myogenic factors.