The surgical removal of part or all of a muscle.
Removal of all or part of a muscle by surgery. It may be used to correct a squint (caused by unbalanced eye muscles) or to remove a fibroid from the muscular wall of the uterus.
The surgical excision of a portion or the entirety of a muscle is termed myectomy. This procedure might be conducted to address significantly damaged and infected muscles or to eliminate a fibroid (known as myomectomy) from the muscular lining of the uterus.
Surgical excision of a portion or the entirety of a muscle.