Celiomyomotomy

/ˌseːliəʊmaɪəʊˈmɒtəmi/ noun

Surgical cutting or division of abdominal muscles.

From Greek koilia (belly) + mys (muscle) + tome (cutting). Unlike mectomy (removal), -tomy indicates cutting or dividing tissue without complete removal.

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