trabeculectomy

English

Etymology

From trabecula +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

trabeculectomy (usually uncountable, plural trabeculectomies)

  1. (surgery) 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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