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iridectomy Surg.|aɪərɪˈdɛktəmɪ, ɪrɪ-|
[f. Gr. ἰριδ-, stem of ἶρις iris + ἐκτοµ-ή a cutting out (f. ἐκ out + τέµνειν to cut) + -y (cf. anatomy). Mod.F. iridectomie (Littré).]
Excision of a portion of the iris. Also attrib.
1855Mayne Expos. Lex., Iridectomus, an instrument..proper for the operation of iridectomy. 1874Lawson Dis. Eye 92 The point of the iridectomy knife. 1894Doyle Round red Lamp 296 He would sit up half the night performing iridectomies and extractions upon the sheep's eyes sent in by the village butcher. |