photocoagulation

Noun

Meaning

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

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Synonyms

LASIK laser photodynamic therapy light therapy lightsaber phaser photoprotection photobiology photoreceptor photodegradation photobiomodulation photomedicine photodermatology photorejuvenation photoaging

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Hypernyms

operation surgery surgical procedure surgical operation surgical process

Related terms

photocoagulator cyclophotocoagulation endocyclophotocoagulation

Examples

Panretinal photocoagulation Panretinal photocoagulation, or PRP (also called scatter laser treatment), is used to treat proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

photoclinometer photoclinometry photocoagulate photocoagulative photocoagulator photocollage