stra|bot|o|my

stra|bot|o|my
stra|bot|o|my «struh BOT uh mee», noun, plural -mies.
the surgical incision of one or more of the muscles of the eye to cure strabismus.
[< New Latin strabotomia < Greek strabós squint-eyed + -tomíā a cutting]

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