Sclerectomy
noun, plural sclerectomies. Surgery.
1.
excision of part of the sclera.
2.
removal of the adhesions formed in the middle ear during chronic otitis media.
sclerectomy scle·rec·to·my (sklə-rěk’tə-mē)
n.
Excision of a portion of the sclera.
Surgical removal of the fibrous adhesions formed in chronic otitis media.
Read Also:
- Scleredema
scleredema scler·e·de·ma (sklēr’ĭ-dē’mə) n. Hard nonpitting edema of the skin, having a waxy appearance with no sharp demarcation and occurring mainly in females with diabetes mellitus.
- Scleredema adultorum
scleredema adultorum scleredema ad·ul·to·rum (ād’ŭl-tôr’əm) n. A benign spreading induration of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, possibly streptococcal in origin.
- Sclerema
noun, Pathology. 1. sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin. sclerema scle·re·ma (sklə-rē’mə) n. Induration of the subcutaneous fat. Sclerema neonatorum.
- Sclerema neonatorum
sclerema neonatorum sclerema ne·o·na·to·rum (nē’ō-nā-tôr’əm) n. Necrosis of subcutaneous fat appearing at birth or in early infancy as sharply demarcated indurated plaques, usually affecting the cheeks, buttocks, shoulders, and calves. Also called adiponecrosis neonatorum, subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn.
- Sclerenchyma
[skli-reng-kuh-muh] /sklɪˈrɛŋ kə mə/ noun, Botany. 1. supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells. sclerenchyma /sklɪəˈrɛŋkɪmə/ noun 1. a supporting tissue in plants consisting of dead cells with very thick lignified walls sclerenchyma (sklə-rěng’kə-mə) A supportive tissue of vascular plants, consisting of thick-walled, usually lignified cells. Sclerenchyma cells normally die upon […]