blepharectomy

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noun

Removal of the eyelids

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Meanings

nounblepharectomy (plural blepharectomies)

plural blepharectomies

  1. medicineRemoval of the eyelids

Origin

From blepharo- + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with blepharectomy

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APA

blepharectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharectomy

MLA

“blepharectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blepharectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharectomy.

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