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sclerectomy

[ skli-rek-tuh-mee ]
/ sklɪˈrɛk tə mi /
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noun, plural scle·rec·to·mies.Surgery.
excision of part of the sclera.
removal of the adhesions formed in the middle ear during chronic otitis media.
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Origin of sclerectomy

scler- + -ectomy

Words nearby sclerectomy

scleral vein, sclere, sclerectasia, sclerectoiridectomy, sclerectoiridodialysis, sclerectomy, scleredema, scleredema adultorum, sclereid, sclerema, sclerema neonatorum
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Medical definitions for sclerectomy

sclerectomy
[ sklə-rĕk′tə-mē ]
n.
Excision of a portion of the sclera.
Surgical removal of the fibrous adhesions formed in chronic otitis media.
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