villusectomy


villusectomy

 [vil″us-ek´tah-me] synovectomy; excision of a synovial villus.

villusectomy

(vĭl′ə-sĕk′tə-mē)n. See synovectomy.

syn·o·vec·to·my

(sin'ō-vek'tŏ-mē) Excision of a portion or all of the synovial membrane of a joint.
Synonym(s): villusectomy. [synovia + G. ektomē, excision]