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strabotomy
stra·bot·o·my S0788200 (strə-bŏt′ə-mē)n. pl. stra·bot·o·mies Surgical incision of a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus. [Greek strabos, squinting; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots + -tomy.]strabotomy (strəˈbɒtəmɪ) n, pl -mies (Surgery) a former method of treating strabismus by surgical division of one or more muscles of the eye[C19: from French strabotomie, from Greek strabos squinting + -tomy]ThesaurusNoun | 1.strabotomy - the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismussurgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
strabotomy
strabotomy [strah-bot´ah-me] cutting of an ocular tendon in treatment of strabismus.strabotomy (strə-bŏt′ə-mē)n. pl. straboto·mies Surgical incision of a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus.strabotomy
Words related to strabotomynoun the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismusRelated Words- surgical operation
- surgical procedure
- surgical process
- surgery
- operation
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