sclerectomy

sclerectomy
/skli rek"teuh mee/, n., pl. sclerectomies. Surg.
1. excision of part of the sclera.
2. removal of the adhesions formed in the middle ear during chronic otitis media.
[SCLER- + -ECTOMY]

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