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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Staphylotomy

Staphylotomy \Staph`y*lot"o*my\ (-l[o^]t"[-o]*m[y^]), n. [Gr. ? the uvula when swollen + ? to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of removing a staphyloma by cutting.

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staphylotomy

n. (context surgery English) The removal of a staphyloma.