photocoagulation

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ coagulation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

photocoagulation (countable and uncountable, plural photocoagulations)

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

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