scle|rot|o|my

scle|rot|o|my
scle|rot|o|my «sklih ROT uh mee», noun, plural -mies.
a surgical incision into the sclerotic coat of the eyeball, as for the extraction of foreign bodies.
[< sclero- + Greek -tomíā a cutting]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • scle|rot|i|ca — «sklih ROT uh kuh», noun. the sclerotic coat of the eyeball. ╂[< New Latin sclerotica] …   Useful english dictionary

  • scle|rot|ic — «sklih ROT ihk», noun, adjective. –n. = sclerotic coat. (Cf. ↑sclerotic coat) –adj. 1. of or having to do with the sclerotic coat. 2. of, with, or having sclerosis. 3. Botany. hardened; stony in texture. ╂[< New Latin scleroticus < Greek… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ar|te|ri|o|scle|rot|ic — «ahr TIHR ee oh skluh ROT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having arteriosclerosis. –n. a person who has arteriosclerosis …   Useful english dictionary

  • ath|er|o|scle|rot|ic — «ATH uhr oh skluh ROT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with atherosclerosis; affected with atherosclerosis. –n. a person who has atherosclerosis …   Useful english dictionary

  • o|to|scle|rot|ic — «OH tuh sklih ROT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with otosclerosis …   Useful english dictionary

  • phleb|o|scle|rot|ic — «FLEHB oh sklih ROT ihk», adjective. having to do with phlebosclerosis …   Useful english dictionary

  • scle — epi·scle·ri·tis; scle·ra; scle·ral; scle·ran·thus; scle·rec·to·my; scle·re·id; scle·re·ma; scle·ren·chy·ma; scle·ren·chym·a·tous; scle·ren·chyme; scle·ret·i·nite; scle·ria; scle·ri·fi·ca·tion; scle·ri·fy; scle·rite; scle·ri·tis; scle·ro·base;… …   English syllables

  • rot — am·phe·rot·o·kous; am·phe·rot·o·ky; an·gi·o·neu·rot·ic; an·ti·vi·rot·ic; aphos·pho·rot·ic; ap·o·neu·rot·ic; ba·rot·se; bi·rot·u·lar; bi·rot·u·late; ca·rot·enol; ca·rot·id·al; chi·rot·o·ny; gar·rot; gar·rot·er; ig·o·rot; lap·a·rot·o·my;… …   English syllables

  • sclerotic — scle·rot·ic …   English syllables

  • sclerotica — scle·rot·i·ca …   English syllables

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”