ophthalmectomy

English

Etymology

From ophthalmo- + -ectomy.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

ophthalmectomy (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmectomies)

  1. (medicine, rare) The enucleation of the eyeball.
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