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IRIDESIS

\ˈɪɹɪdˌɛsiz], \ˈɪɹɪdˌɛsiz], \ˈɪ_ɹ_ɪ_d_ˌɛ_s_i_z]\

Definitions of IRIDESIS

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Ligature of a portion of the iris brought out through an incision in the cornea.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

See Iridodesis.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Iridodesis.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Formation of artificial iris.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

An operation for artificial pupil which consists in tying off a portion of the iris. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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