scalenotomy


sca·le·not·o·my

noun \ˌskā-lə-ˈnät-ə-mē\
plural sca·le·not·o·mies

Definition of SCALENOTOMY

: surgical severing of one or more scalenus muscles near their insertion on the ribs

Variants of SCALENOTOMY

sca·le·not·o·my also sca·le·ni·ot·o·my \ˌskā-lē-nē-ˈät-\

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