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photocoagulation

American

[foh-toh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌfoʊ toʊ koʊˌæg jəˈleɪ ʃən /

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.

Other Word Forms

photocoagulative

adjective

Etymology

Origin of photocoagulation

1960–65; photo- + coagulation ( def. )

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