syndectomyn.
/sɪnˈdɛktəmi/ Surgery.
Excision of a strip of conjunctiva around the cornea; peritomy.
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1869 G. Lawson Dis. Eye (1874) 19 Syndectomy—Peritomy.—This operation was first practised by Dr. Furnari, of Paris, in 1862. It consists in excising a band of conjunctiva and subconjunctival tissue..from around the cornea.
1869 G. Lawson Dis. Eye (1874) 20 I have on several occasions performed syndectomy as a preliminary to inoculation.
1889 G. A. Berry Dis. Eye i. ii. 62 Performing the operation of peritomy or syndectomy.
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