SYNDESMECTOMY


Meaning of SYNDESMECTOMY in English

/sin'dez mek"teuh mee, -des-/ , n. , pl. syndesmectomies . Surg.

excision of part of a ligament.

[ sýndesm ( os ) bond, fastening ( syn- SYN- + des-, var. s. of deîn to bind (see SYNDESIS) + -mos n. suffix) + -ECTOMY ]

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