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Webster 1913 Edition

Staphylotomy

Staphˊy-lot′o-my

(-lŏt′ō̍-my̆)

,

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK] the uvula when swollen + [GREEK] to cut.]

(Surg.)

The operation of removing a staphyloma by cutting.

Definition 2024

staphylotomy

staphylotomy

English

Noun

staphylotomy ‎(plural staphylotomies)

(surgery) The removal of a staphyloma.