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iridectomize

[ ir-i-dek-tuh-mahyz, ahy-ri- ]
/ ˌɪr ɪˈdɛk təˌmaɪz, ˌaɪ rɪ- /

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, iridectropium, iridencleisis, iridentropium, irideremia
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