sphincterotomyn.
/sfɪŋktəˈrɒtəmi/ Surgery.
The surgical cutting of or into a sphincter.
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myotomy1871
sphincterotomy1890
scalenotomy1934
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II
1892 A. Duane tr. E. Fuchs Text-bk. Ophthalmol. iv. iii. 726 Stellwag's operation is called oblique blepharotomy or sphincterotomy.
1922 J. Joyce Let. 4 Oct. (1966) III. 67 He says that..a slight operation—not iridectomy or iridotomy but sphincterotomy will probably restore a great part of former vision.
1977 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 70 160/2 I do not think this particular technique is suitable for simple procedures such as cholecystectomy or sphincterotomy.
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