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noun
Removal of part or all of the iris of the eye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
an eye operation that treats closed-angle glaucoma by surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eye operation, eye surgery
History
From irid- + -ectomy.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
