Etymology

strabotomy

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Today it means: The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus, or squint. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στραβός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστραβός“squinting”
  2. English todaystrabotomy

From Ancient Greek στραβός (strabós, “squinting”) + -tomy.

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