trabeculectomy
English
Etymology
trabecula + -ectomy
Noun
trabeculectomy (usually uncountable, plural trabeculectomies)
- (surgery) A surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures.
Related terms
- trabeculectomize
- trabeculotomy