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laser surgery

American  

noun

  1. the surgical use of lasers.


Etymology

Origin of laser surgery

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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Ghena has had laser surgery to relieve the pressure in her left eye, which she was at risk of losing.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

They could also do laser surgery for glaucoma.

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

Yet the eye doctor, sure of his diagnosis, performed the 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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