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sclerostomy

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sclerostomy /scle·ros·to·my/ (sklĕ-ros´tah-me) surgical creation of an opening in the sclera; usually performed in treatment of glaucoma.
scle·ros·to·my (skl-rst-m)
n.
Surgical perforation of the sclera, as in the treatment of glaucoma.

sclerostomy [sklĕ-ros´tah-me]
surgical creation of an opening through the sclera for the relief of glaucoma.

sclerostomy
surgical creation of an opening through the sclera for the relief of glaucoma.


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