noun
the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
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/streuh bot"euh mee/, n., pl. strabotomies. Surg.
the operation of cutting one or more of the muscles of the eye to correct strabismus.
[1855-60; < Gk strabó(s) (see STRABISMUS) + -TOMY]
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strabotˈomy noun
(Gr tomē a cut) the surgical operation for the cure of squinting
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Main Entry: ↑strabism
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strabotomy Path.(strəˈbɒtəmɪ)
[ad. F. strabotomie (mod.L. strabotomia), f. strabo- taken as comb. form of strabismus: see -tomy.]
The operation of dividing one or more of the muscles of the eye as a remedy for strabismus.
Dunglison Med. Lex. Syd. Soc. Lex.
Hence strabotome (ˈstreɪbətəʊm), a knife used in the operation of strabotomy.
Knight Dict. Mech. Cassell's Encycl. Dict.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.