• (n.) The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.
(tahr-sot´ә-me) blepharotomy.
Tar·sot'o·my noun [ Tarsus + Greek ... to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: tar-sot′ŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Incision of the tarsal cartilage of an eyelid. 2. Rarely used term for any operation on the tarsus of the foot.
Tarsotomy is the surgical operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.