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zonulectomy

zonulectomy noun: excision of a zonule.

Noun

zonulectomy (plural zonulectomies)

  1. excision of a zonule
    • Posterior pars plana vitrectomy with concomitant zonulectomy and capsulectomy seems to be efficacious as far as IOP control, post-op visual acuity, and reduction of medications are concerned.2015 August 12, Marek Rękas, Karolina Krix-Jachym, Tomasz Żarnowski, “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Surgical Treatment of Malignant Glaucoma in Pseudophakic Eyes through Partial PPV with...

Forms of zonulectomy

pluralzonulectomies

Origin of zonulectomy

From zonule + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with zonulectomy

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Questions about zonulectomy

What does zonulectomy mean?
Zonulectomy means excision of a zonule.
What part of speech is zonulectomy?
Zonulectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of zonulectomy?
The plural of zonulectomy is zonulectomies.

Words near zonulectomy in the dictionary

  1. zonularly
  2. zonulas
  3. zonule
  4. zonule of Zinn
  5. zonulectomies
  6. zonulectomy
  7. zonules
  8. zonules of Zinn
  9. zonulet
  10. zonulets
  11. zonulin

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