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noun
The removal of part of the iris.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
a surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat closed-angle glaucoma
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: eye operation, eye surgery
History
From irido- + -tomy.
