ophthalmotomy

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noun

dissection of or incision into the eye

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Meanings

nounophthalmotomy (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmotomies)

plural ophthalmotomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicinedissection of or incision into the eye

Origin

From ophthalmo- + -tomy.

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APA

ophthalmotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmotomy

MLA

“ophthalmotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmotomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ophthalmotomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmotomy.

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