Staphylotomy

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

  Staphylotomy \Staph`y*lot"o*my\ (-l[o^]t"[-o]*m[y^]), n. [Gr. ?
     the uvula when swollen + ? to cut.] (Surg.)
     The operation of removing a staphyloma by cutting.
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