sclerectomy

[ skli-rek-tuh-mee ]
/ sklɪˈrɛk tə mi /

noun, plural scle·rec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of part of the sclera.
removal of the adhesions formed in the middle ear during chronic otitis media.

Origin of sclerectomy

scler- + -ectomy

Words nearby sclerectomy

scleral vein, sclere, sclerectasia, sclerectoiridectomy, sclerectoiridodialysis, sclerectomy, scleredema, scleredema adultorum, sclereid, sclerema, sclerema neonatorum

Medical definitions for sclerectomy

sclerectomy
[ sklə-rĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of a portion of the sclera.
Surgical removal of the fibrous adhesions formed in chronic otitis media.