Medical Dictionary
scalenotomy
noun sca·le·not·o·my \ˌskā-lə-ˈnät-ə-mē\
plural sca·le·not·o·mies
Medical 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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