sclerectomy

sclerectomy
1. Excision of a portion of the sclera. 2. Removal of the fibrous adhesions formed in chronic otitis media. [scler- + G. ektome, excision]

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scle·rec·to·my sklə-'rek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical removal of a part of the sclera

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n.
an operation in which a portion of the sclera (the thick white layer of the eyeball) is removed.

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scle·rec·to·my (sklə-rekґtə-me) [sclero- + ectomy] excision of the sclera by scissors (Lagrange operation), by punch (Holth operation), or by trephining (Elliot operation).

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