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Peritomy

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conjunctival(relational) Of or relating to the conjunctiva.
keratectomynoun(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
blepharotomynoun(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
peritectomynounPeritomy.
peritonectomynoun(surgery) Removal of a cancerous part of the peritoneum.
canthectomynounThe surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
exenterationnoun(surgery) The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
blepharectomynoun(surgery) Removal of the eyelids
epicanthoplastynounThe surgical removal of the canthal folds of the eye.
operculectomynoun(surgery) The surgical procedure of removing the operculum.
enucleationnoun(surgery) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
pericardiectomynounThe surgical removal of all or part of the pericardium.
ophthalmotomynoun(surgery) dissection of or incision into the eye
keratotomynoun(medicine) A surgical incision in the cornea.
keratonyxisnoun(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
ophthalmectomynoun(medicine, rare) The enucleation of the eyeball.
phacolysisnoun(surgery) The destruction and removal of the lens of the eye.
penectomynoun(surgery) The surgical removal of the penis.
keratomileusisnoun(surgery) Improvement of the refractive state of the cornea, performed by cutting a thin hinged flap in the front surface of the eye and lifting it to access the cornea.
retinectomynoun(surgery) The excision of retinal tissue.

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