COMMISSUROTOMY


Meaning of COMMISSUROTOMY in English

/kom'euh sheuh rot"euh mee/ , n. , pl. commissurotomies . Surg.

the incision of a band of commissures, esp. of mitral fibers, to correct mitral stenosis. Cf. valvulotomy .

[ COMMISSURE + -O- + -TOMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .