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heller myotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
heller my-oto-my
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure, used to treat achalasia, in which the muscles of the cardia (lower esophageal sphincter) are cut, allowing food and liquids to pass to the stomach.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

First performed by Ernest Heller (1877–1964) in 1913.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Heller myotomies (plural)

Synonyms

cardiomyotomy

Questions

What does heller myotomy mean?
A surgical procedure, used to treat achalasia, in which the muscles of the cardia (lower esophageal sphincter) are cut, allowing food and liquids to pass to the stomach.
Where does heller myotomy come from?
First performed by Ernest Heller (1877–1964) in 1913.

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