• (n.) The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.
(tahr-sek´tә-me) excision of one or more bones of the tarsus. excision of the tarsus of the eyelid.
Tar·sec'to·my noun [ Tarsus + Greek ... to cut out.] (Surg.) The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: tar-sek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Excision of the tarsus of the foot or of a segment of the tarsus of an eyelid.
Tarsectomy is the surgical operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.