Sclerectoiridectomy
sclerectoiridectomy scle·rec·to·ir·i·dec·to·my (sklə-rěk’tō-ĭr’ĭ-děk’tə-mē, ī’rĭ-)
n.
Excision of a portion of the sclera and the iris in the treatment of glaucoma.
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