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Photocoagulation Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix photo-

Photocoagulation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina

2

A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser.

See Also
tumour cyclophotocoagulation photocoagulate destroyed xenon flash lamp photocoagulated photocoagulator surgical
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
operation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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