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(surgery) The surgical removal of some or all of the vitreous humour from the eye..
Use vitrectomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vitrectomy means (surgery) The surgical removal of some or all of the vitreous humour from the eye..
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Use vitrectomy where its definition matches the intended context.
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