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Meaning of STRABOTOMY

Pronunciation:  stru'bâtumee

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 Definition: [n]  the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus
 
 See Also: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Stra*bot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? squinting + ? to cut.]
(Surg.)
The operation for the removal of squinting by the division of
such muscles as distort the eyeball.

 

 

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