laser surgery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of laser surgery
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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That was much quicker than the laser surgery would have been.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2023
But if the need for follow-up laser surgery developed later — perhaps years — they would be able to perform it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
With a wide array of specimens and artifacts, the museum chronicles the history and practice of medicine, from leeches to laser surgery.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021
He said she had a torn retina and needed laser surgery.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2018
Similarly, laser surgery in the form of cutting or burning away tissue is made more accurate because laser output can be very precisely focused and is preferentially absorbed because of its single wavelength.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
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