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strabotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stra-boto-my
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus, or squint.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στραβός (strabós, “squinting”) + -tomy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

strabotomies (plural)

Questions

What does strabotomy mean?
The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus, or squint.
Where does strabotomy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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