HyperDic: phacoemulsification

English > 1 sense of the word phacoemulsification:
NOUNactphacoemulsificationextracapsular 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
English > phacoemulsification: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningextracapsular 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.
Broaderextracapsular surgerycataract surgery in which only the front of the lens is removed
Spanishfacoemulsificación
Catalanfacoemulsificació

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