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trabeculectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
tra-beculec-to-my
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures.

Uncountable

Etymology

From trabecula + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

trabeculectomies (plural)

Derived Forms

phacotrabeculectomy

Frequently Paired Words

trabeculectomize trabeculotomy

Rhymes With

hysterectomy vasectomy mastectomy appendectomy prostatectomy tonsillectomy gastrectomy lumpectomy splenectomy cholecystectomy nephrectomy laminectomy

Questions

What does trabeculectomy mean?
A surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures.
Where does trabeculectomy come from?
From trabecula + -ectomy.

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