"myectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: myectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From myo- + -ectomy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|myo|ectomy}} myo- + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} myectomy (plural myectomies)
  1. (surgery) The removal or the thinning of muscle tissue Categories (topical): Surgery

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