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goniotomy.

incision into the eye in order to correct glaucoma

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. incision into the eye in order to correct glaucoma

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Proto-Hellenic *-ía Proto-Hellenic *gonwía Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā)der. English gonio- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English goniotomy From gonio- + -tomy.

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