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scle•rec•to•my
(skli rek′tə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]
- Ophthalmologyexcision of part of the sclera.
- Ophthalmology, Surgeryremoval of the adhesions formed in the middle ear during chronic otitis media.
- scler- + -ectomy