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strabotomy

[ struh-bot-uh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural stra·bot·o·mies.
  1. the operation of cutting one or more of the muscles of the eye to correct strabismus.

strabotomy

/ strəˈbɒtəmɪ /

noun

  1. a former method of treating strabismus by surgical division of one or more muscles of the eye
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of strabotomy1

1855–60; < Greek strabó ( s ) ( strabismus ) + -tomy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of strabotomy1

C19: from French strabotomie, from Greek strabos squinting + -tomy

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