Term: iridectomy: an eye operation that treats closed-angle glaucoma by surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye
Candidate hypernym: eye operation: any surgical procedure involving the eyes → 1
Candidate hypernym: mountain maple: small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn → 0
Candidate hypernym: bimetallism: a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio → 0
Candidate hypernym: herpes simplex: a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system → 0
Candidate hypernym: column: a vertical array of numbers or other information → 0
Candidate hypernym: maternalism: motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children → 0
Candidate hypernym: guest: a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: field: the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it → 0
Candidate hypernym: leafy spurge: tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: teredinidae: shipworms → 0
Candidate hypernym: wild-goose chase: the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable → 0