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iridectome

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[ir-i-dek-tohm, ahy-ri-] / ˌɪr ɪˈdɛk toʊm, ˌaɪ rɪ- /

noun

Surgery.
  1. a slender cutting instrument used in performing an iridectomy.


Etymology

Origin of iridectome

First recorded in 1850–55; irid- + ec- + -tome


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