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Meaning of iridencleisis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A surgical procedure for glaucoma in which a portion of the iris is incised and incarcerated in a limbal incision.

Examples

“[…] or leave it in the aperture of the cornea, so that it may be strangulated, and ultimately become adherent thereto, constituting what has been termed iridencleisis.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

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