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orbitotomy

orbitotomy

9.9
A surgery that opens the eye socket to reach tissues inside
  • noun
  • /ɔːrˈbɪtəˌmi/
  • Specialized
: orbitotomía
  • The surgeon performed an orbitotomy to remove a tumor from the patient's eye socket.

Examples

  • In particular, the transconjunctival and medial orbitotomy approaches to hemangiomas medial to or enveloping the optic nerve have been described.

    Academic text (2005)

  • An orbitotomy can provide access to the contents of the eye for various surgical procedures.

  • After the orbitotomy, the doctor monitored the patient's recovery closely.

Synonyms

eye surgery
vsorbitotomy
  • Specialized
11 3.9

A medical operation on the eye to fix sight problems

opens the bony socket around the visual organ to reach internal structures
eye operation
vsorbitotomy
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A surgery on the eye to fix vision or treat eye problems

focuses on opening the bony socket rather than on corrective procedures

Surface Forms

orbitotomy singular
orbitotomies plural

Morphology

orbitotomy = orbit (semi-transparent) = orbit + otomy

The parts 'orbit' + '-otomy' form a regular medical compound meaning 'cutting into the orbit', but the combining form '-otomy' is technical and may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Orbitotomy comes from orbit meaning 'eye socket' and the ending -otomy meaning 'cutting'. So an orbitotomy is a surgical cut into the eye socket to reach its contents.