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Strabotomy

Definition: Strabotomy

Strabotomy

Noun

1. The surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "strabotomy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1856. (references)

Etymology: Strabotomy \Stra*bot"o*my\, noun. [Greek expression squinting to cut.]. (Websters 1913)


Modern Translation: Strabotomy

Language Translations for "strabotomy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Russian 

  

операция коррекции косоглазия. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

şaşılık ameliyatı. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Strabotomy"

Words rhyming with "strabotomy" (pronounced 'Stra*bot"o*my'): Academy, Adenotomy, Adesmy, Adynamy, Agronomy, Alchemy, Allogamy, Anatomy, Andranatomy, Androtomy, Angiotomy, Anomy, Antinomy, Aplotomy, Apogamy, Aponeurotomy, Archenemy, Army, Arrhytmy, Arteriotomy, Astronomy, Atimy, Autogamy, Autonomy, Belamy, BIGAMY, Bionomy, Blasphemy, Blosmy, Bronchotomy, Capsulotomy, Celotomy, Cephalotomy, Chalazogamy, Chasmy, Chirognomy, Chironomy, Cholecystotomy, Chondrotomy, Cirsotomy, Clammy, Cleronomy, Coenogamy, Colotomy, Craniognomy, Craniotomy, Crummy, Cystotomy, Dactylonomy, Dysnomy. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Strabotomy

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-m-o-o-r-s-t-t-y"

-2 letters: bottomry.

-3 letters: bottoms, tomboys.

-4 letters: aborts, boarts, bosomy, bottom, boyars, bratty, bromos, brooms, broomy, mayors, morays, motors, mottos, ostomy, ottars, robots, smarty, stator, stormy, stroma, taboos, tabors, tarots, toasty, tomato, tomboy, tootsy.

-5 letters: abort, abysm, ambos, ambry, amort, artsy, atoms, atomy, barms, barmy, batts, batty, boars, boart, boast, boats, booms, boomy, boors, boost, boots.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Translations: Modern
3. Rhymes
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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