discission

[dih-sish-uhn]

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. an incision of the lens of the eye, as for removal of cataract.

discission

/ dɪsˈsɪʒən /

noun

1. med surgical incision, esp of a cataract

Word History and Origins

Origin of discission¹

1640–50; < Late Latin dīscissiōn- (stem of dīscissiō ) division, separation, equivalent to Latin dīsciss ( us ) torn apart, past participle of dīscindere ( dī- di- ² + scissus torn) + -iōn- -ion; scission

Example Sentences

Discission, di-sish′un, n. an incision into a tumour or cataract.

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