myodesis

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noun

The securing of a muscle or tendon to the bone via sutures passed through small holes drilled in the bone.

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Meanings

nounmyodesis (countable and uncountable, plural myodeses)

plural myodeses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe securing of a muscle or tendon to the bone via sutures passed through small holes drilled in the bone.

Origin

From myo- + -desis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with myodesis

arthrodesis-desispericardiodesispleurodesis
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Cite this entry
APA

myodesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myodesis

MLA

“myodesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myodesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myodesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myodesis.

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