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Answer for the clue "Surgical incision or division of a muscle ", 7 letters:
myotomy

Word definitions for myotomy in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Myotomy describes a surgical procedure in which muscle is cut. A common example of a myotomy is the Heller myotomy .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. surgical incision or division of a muscle

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Myotomy \My*ot"o*my\, n. [Myo- + Gr. ? to cut: cf. F. myotomie.] The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles.