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photocoagulation
[ foh-toh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ koʊˌæg yəˈleɪ ʃən /
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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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Origin of photocoagulation
1960–65; photo- + coagulation
OTHER WORDS FROM photocoagulation
pho·to·co·ag·u·la·tive [foh-toh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv], /ˌfoʊ toʊ koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv/, adjectiveWords nearby photocoagulation
photochemical smog, photochemistry, photochromic, photochromy, photochronograph, photocoagulation, photocompose, photocomposer, photocomposition, photoconduction, photoconductive
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