photocoagulation

noun pho·to·co·ag·u·la·tion \-kō-ˌa-gyə-ˈlā-shən\

Definition of PHOTOCOAGULATION

: a surgical process of coagulating tissue by means of a precisely oriented high-energy light source (as a laser)

1961

Medical Dictionary

noun pho·to·co·ag·u·la·tion \-kō-ˌag-yə-ˈlā-shən\

: a surgical process of coagulating tissue by means of a precisely oriented high-energy light source (as a laser beam)

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