TENOTOMY Meaning of TENOTOMY in English [ tə'nɒtəmi ]■ noun the surgical cutting of a tendon, especially as a remedy for club foot.OriginC19: coined in Fr. from Gk tenōn 'tendon' + -tomia (see -tomy ). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004