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iridectomize
[ ir-i-dek-tuh-mahyz, ahy-ri- ]
/ ˌɪr ɪˈdɛk təˌmaɪz, ˌaɪ rɪ- /
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verb (used with object), ir·i·dec·to·mized, ir·i·dec·to·miz·ing.Surgery.
to perform an iridectomy on.
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Also especially British, ir·i·dec·to·mise .
Origin of iridectomize
First recorded in 1875–80; iridectom(y) + -ize
Words nearby iridectomize
Iricism, Iricize, irid, iridaceous, iridectome, iridectomize, iridectomy, iridescence, iridescent, iridescent seaweed, iridic
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