iridectomize

[ ir-i-dek-tuh-mahyz, ahy-ri- ]

verb (used with object)

, Surgery.

, ir·i·dec·to·mized, ir·i·dec·to·miz·ing.

1. to perform an iridectomy on.

Word History and Origins

Origin of iridectomize¹

First recorded in 1875–80; iridectom(y) + -ize