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noun
The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in the sclera
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: incision, section, surgical incision
History
Etymology tree English sclero- Proto-Indo-European *temh1- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English sclerotomy From sclero- + -tomy.
