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strabotomy
[ struh-bot-uh-mee ]
/ strəˈbɒt ə mi /
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noun, plural stra·bot·o·mies.Surgery.
the operation of cutting one or more of the muscles of the eye to correct strabismus.
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Origin of strabotomy
Words nearby strabotomy
St. Quentin, str., Strabane, strabismus, Strabo, strabotomy, Strachey, straddle, straddle the fence, straddle truck, Stradella
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British Dictionary definitions for strabotomy
strabotomy
/ (strəˈbɒtəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
a former method of treating strabismus by surgical division of one or more muscles of the eye
Word Origin for strabotomy
C19: from French strabotomie, from Greek strabos squinting + -tomy
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