synchondroseotomy

synchondroseotomy definition - medical

syn·chon·dro·se·ot·o·my (sĭnˌkŏn-drōˌsē-ŏtˈə-mē)

noun
A procedure for cutting through a synchondrosis, especially cutting through the sacroiliac ligaments and forcibly closing the arch of the pubes in the treatment of exstrophy of the bladder.

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