myodesis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From myo- +‎ -desis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

myodesis (countable and uncountable, plural myodeses)

  1. (surgery) The securing of a muscle or tendon to the bone via sutures passed through small holes drilled in the bone.
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