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photocoagulation
[ foh-toh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
noun
- a surgical technique using an intense beam of light from a laser or a xenon-arc bulb to seal blood vessels or coagulate tissue, used primarily in ophthalmology to repair detached retinas or to treat certain kinds of retinopathy.
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Other Words From
- pho·to·co·ag·u·la·tive [foh-toh-koh-, ag, -y, uh, -ley-tiv, -l, uh, -tiv], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of photocoagulation1
1960–65; photo- + coagulation ( def )
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