Capsulotomy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Capsulotomy \Cap`su*lot"o*my\, n. [Capsule + Gr. ? to cut.]
     (Surg.)
     The incision of a capsule, esp. of that of the crystalline
     lens, as in a cataract operation.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]