photocoagulation

American  

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

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• photocoagulative
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of photocoagulation

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