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syndectomy Surg.|sɪnˈdɛktəmɪ| [irreg. f. Gr. σύνδεσµος ligament (cf. syndesmo-) + ἐκτοµή excision.] Excision of a strip of conjunctiva around the cornea; peritomy.
1869G. Lawson Dis. Eye (1874) 19 Syndectomy—Peritomy.—This operation was first practised by Dr. Furnari, of Paris, in 1862. It consists in excising a band of conjunctiva and subconjunctival tissue..from around the cornea. Ibid. 20, I have on several occasions performed syndectomy as a preliminary to inoculation. 1889[see peritomy]. |