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iridectomize
American
[ir-i-dek-tuh-mahyz, ahy-ri-]
/ ˌɪr ɪˈdɛk təˌmaɪz, ˌaɪ rɪ- /
especially British,
iridectomise
verb (used with object)
Surgery.
iridectomized,
iridectomizing
Etymology
Origin of iridectomize
First recorded in 1875–80; iridectom(y) + -ize
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