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strabotomy

strabotomy noun: the surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus, or squint.

Noun

strabotomy (plural strabotomies)

  1. The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus, or squint.

Forms of strabotomy

pluralstrabotomies

Origin of strabotomy

From Ancient Greek στραβός (strabós, “squinting”) + -tomy.

Questions about strabotomy

What does strabotomy mean?
Strabotomy means the surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus, or squint.
What part of speech is strabotomy?
Strabotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of strabotomy?
The plural of strabotomy is strabotomies.

Words near strabotomy in the dictionary

  1. strabometer
  2. strabometers
  3. Strabonian
  4. Strabonic
  5. strabotomies
  6. strabotomy
  7. stracchino
  8. stracciatella
  9. stracciatellas
  10. Stracener
  11. Straceners

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