Syndesmectomy
[sin-dez-mek-tuh-mee, -des-] /ˌsɪn dɛzˈmɛk tə mi, -dɛs-/
noun, plural syndesmectomies. Surgery.
1.
excision of part of a ligament.
syndesmectomy syn·des·mec·to·my (sĭn’děz-měk’tə-mē, -děs-)
n.
The cutting away of a section of a ligament.
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