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strabotomy
[ struh-bot-uh-mee ]
noun
, Surgery.
, plural stra·bot·o·mies.
- the operation of cutting one or more of the muscles of the eye to correct strabismus.
strabotomy
/ strəˈbɒtəmɪ /
noun
- a former method of treating strabismus by surgical division of one or more muscles of the eye
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strabotomy1
1855–60; < Greek strabó ( s ) ( strabismus ) + -tomy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strabotomy1
C19: from French strabotomie, from Greek strabos squinting + -tomy
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