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phacoemulsification

noun phaco·emul·si·fi·ca·tion

Medical Definition of PHACOEMULSIFICATION

:  a cataract operation in which the diseased lens is reduced to a liquid by ultrasonic vibrations and drained out of the eye
phaco·emul·si·fi·er \-ˈməl-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun

Variants of PHACOEMULSIFICATION

phaco·emul·si·fi·ca·tion also phako·emul·si·fi·ca·tion \ˌfak-ō-i-ˌməl-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən\

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