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iridectome

American

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

noun

Surgery.

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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