IRIDOTOMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iridotomy mean? 

• IRIDOTOMY (noun)
  The noun IRIDOTOMY has 1 sense:

1. a surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat closed-angle glaucoma

  Familiarity information: IRIDOTOMY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IRIDOTOMY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat closed-angle glaucoma

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("iridotomy" is a kind of...):

eye operation; eye surgery (any surgical procedure involving the eyes)