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Etymology

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From irido- +‎ Ancient Greek ἐγκλίνω (enklínō).

Noun

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iridencleisis

  1. (surgery) A surgical procedure for glaucoma in which a portion of the iris is incised and incarcerated in a limbal incision.
    • 1843, John Walker, The Oculist's Vade-mecum: A Complete Practical System of Opthalmic Surgery, page 193:
      [] 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.

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