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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], iris + [GREEK] cutting out; [GREEK] out +

τέμνειν

to cut.]

(Surg.)

The act or process of cutting out a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil.

iridectomy ‎(plural iridectomies)

removal of part of the iris