scalenotomy

noun

sca·le·not·o·my | \ ˌskā-lə-ˈnät-ə-mē

variants: also scaleniotomy \ ˌskā-lē-nē-ˈät-

plural scalenotomies

Medical Definition of scalenotomy

: surgical severing of one or more scalenus muscles near their insertion on the ribs