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PHACOEMULSIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("phacoemulsification" is a kind of...):
extracapsular surgery (cataract surgery in which only the front of the lens is removed; the back of the lens capsule remains intact and provides support for the lens implant)
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