sclerotomy

sclerotomy
An incision through the sclera. [sclero- + G. tome, incision]
- anterior s. incision into the anterior chamber of the eye.
- posterior s. incision through the sclera into the vitreous humor.

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scle·rot·o·my sklə-'rät-ə-mē n, pl -mies surgical cutting of the sclera

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n.
an operation in which an incision is made in the sclera (white of the eye).

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scle·rot·o·my (sklə-rotґə-me) [sclero- + -tomy] surgical incision of the sclera.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • sclerotomy — [skli rät′ə mē] n. pl. sclerotomies [ SCLERO + TOMY] surgical incision into the sclera …   English World dictionary

  • sclerotomy — /skli rot euh mee/, n., pl. sclerotomies. Surg. incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies. [1875 80; SCLERO + TOMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • sclerotomy — noun The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in the sclera …   Wiktionary

  • sclerotomy — n. surgical incision into the white the eye, process of cutting into the sclera (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sclerotomy — scle·rot·o·my …   English syllables

  • sclerotomy — n. an operation in which an incision is made in the sclera (white of the eye) …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • sclerotomy — /skləˈrɒtəmi/ (say skluh rotuhmee) noun (plural sclerotomies) incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies …  

  • sclerotomy — noun surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye • Hypernyms: ↑incision, ↑section, ↑surgical incision …   Useful english dictionary

  • anterior sclerotomy — the surgical opening of the anterior chamber of the eye, chiefly done for the relief of glaucoma …   Medical dictionary

  • posterior sclerotomy — an opening made into the vitreous through the sclera, as for detached retina or the removal of a foreign body …   Medical dictionary

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