tenosynovectomy

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

tenosynovectomy (countable and uncountable, plural tenosynovectomies)

1. (surgery) Excision or resection of a tendon sheath.
   • 1973, Jerome H. Herman, Rheumatoid Arthritis: Theoretical and Clinical Aspects, page 184:

     There is substantial clinical experience showing that the risk of tendon rupture can be minimized by tenosynovectomy.

   • 2015 July 14, Seung Eun Hong et al., “Rice Body Tenosynovitis without Tuberculosis Infection after Multiple Acupuncture Procedures in a Hand”, in Archives of Plastic Surgery‎^[1], volume 42, →DOI:

     Complete excision including tenosynovectomy is essential even in "non-specific" rice body tenosynovitis.