strabotomy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus

WordNet


Stra*bot"o*my noun
Etymology
Gr. squinting + to cut.
Definitions
  1. (Surg.) The operation for the removal of squinting by the division of such muscles as distort the eyeball.

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