trabeculectomy

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noun

A surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures.

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nountrabeculectomy (usually uncountable, plural trabeculectomies)

plural trabeculectomies

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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