iridectomy

[ir-i-dek-tuh-mee, ahy-ri-]

noun, plural ir·i·dec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of part of the iris.

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Origin of iridectomy

First recorded in 1850–55; irid- + -ectomy

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Examples from the Web for iridectomy

True peripheral adhesions are not readily broken up or separated, and the iridectomy is, for that reason at least, not effective.
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Iridectomy for iritis should be performed when the inflammation has entirely subsided.
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Thus it would be of no use to perform an iridectomy in the case of a growth in the choroid.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
If the lens be definitely wounded at the time of the operation it should be extracted immediately after the iridectomy.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

Iridectomy should be undertaken as early as possible in the disease.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for iridectomy

iridectomy

noun plural -mies

surgical removal of part of the iris

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Medicine definitions for iridectomy

iridectomy

[ĭr′ĭ-dĕk′tə-mē, ī′rĭ-]

n.

Surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye.