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vit⋅rec⋅to⋅my

[vi-trek-tuh-mee]
–noun, plural -mies.
the microsurgical procedure of removing the vitreous humor and replacing it with saline solution, performed to improve vision that has been impaired by opacities.

Origin:
1965–70; vitr(eous humor) + -ectomy
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vit·rec·to·my   (vĭ-trěk'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. vit·rec·to·mies
Surgical removal of the vitreous humor from the eyeball.

[vitr(eous) + -ectomy.]
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Main Entry: vit·rec·to·my
Pronunciation: v&-'trek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical removal of all or part of the vitreous body
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vitrectomy vit·rec·to·my (vĭ-trěk'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of the vitreous humor from the eyeball.

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