different between myotome vs myotomy

English

Etymology

myo- +? -tome

Noun

myotome (plural myotomes)

1. (biology, medicine) In vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one of the somites that develop into the body wall muscle. Synonym: myomere.
2. (biology, medicine) In neurology, a group of muscles innervated from a particular spinal segment; the division of innervation reflects the embryology of the various somites. Compare: dermatome.
3. (biology, medicine) A surgical instrument for performing myotomy.

Derived terms

• dermatomyotome
• myotomal
• myotomic

Synonyms

• myocomma

English

Etymology

From myo- +? -tomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ma???t.?.mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ma???.t?.mi/

Noun

myotomy (plural myotomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or muscular organ.
   • 1993, Eugene M. Helveston, Surgical Management of Strabismus: An Atlas of Strabismus Surgery, page 235

     If a hyperdeviation is present in an eye treated with such a myotomy of a horizontal rectus, the proximal myotomy should begin above to shift the insertion downward and make the horizontal rectus more effective as a depressor.

2. (dated) An anatomical dissection of a body, especially one used for instructional purposes.

Related terms

• myotome

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