Phacoemulsification Definition
făkō-ĭ-mŭlsə-fĭ-kāshən
noun
Removal of a cataract by emulsifying the lens ultrasonically.
American Heritage Medicine
A form of cataract surgery in which the eye's internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution, thus maintaining the anterior chamber, as well as cooling the handpiece.
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Other Word Forms of Phacoemulsification
Noun
Singular:
phacoemulsification
Plural:
phacoemulsificationsOrigin of Phacoemulsification
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Greek phakos lentil, lentil-shaped object bha-bhā- in Indo-European roots emulsification
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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