Medical Term:

tarsotomy

Pronunciation: tar-sot′ŏ-mē

Definition:

  1. Incision of the tarsal cartilage of an eyelid.
  2. Rarely used term for any operation on the tarsus of the foot.

[tarso- + G. tomē, incision]

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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.

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