释义 |
com·mis·sur·ot·o·my \ˌkäməˌshu̇ˈräd.əmē, -_shəˈr-\ noun (-es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary commissure + -o- + -tomy : the operation of cutting through a band of muscle or nerve fibers; specifically : separation of the flaps of a mitral valve by cutting or by use of a finger to relieve mitral stenosis — compare finger fracture, valvulotomy |