strabotomy

[ struh-bot-uh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural stra·bot·o·mies.

1. the operation of cutting one or more of the muscles of the eye to correct strabismus.

strabotomy

/ strəˈbɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. a former method of treating strabismus by surgical division of one or more muscles of the eye

Word History and Origins

Origin of strabotomy¹

1855–60; < Greek strabó ( s ) ( strabismus ) + -tomy

Word History and Origins

Origin of strabotomy¹

C19: from French strabotomie, from Greek strabos squinting + -tomy