cataract surgery
2
3.7
- noun
- /ˈkætəˌrækt ˈsɜrdʒəri/
- Specialized
:
cirugía de cataratas
- If you buy, they will provide eye exams, glasses, and cataract surgery.
- cataract surgery was suggested
She had a, she had a, her second cataract surgery.
- She had a, she had a, her second cataract surgery.
Examples
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Cataract surgery is the most expensive outpatient surgery covered by Medicare.
Academic text (2003) -
From January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2015, 13 patients undergoing cataract surgery were enrolled in this study.
Academic text (2018) -
All AH samples were obtained immediately before cataract surgery.
Academic text (2018) -
I took my 83-year-old mother in for cataract surgery this week.
Blog text (25) -
Of those with cataracts, 42 percent were asked to return in six months to one year, and cataract surgery was suggested for 14 percent.
Academic text (1997) -
Cataract surgery was recommended for 8 residents, and new eye medications were prescribed or changed for 8 residents.
Academic text (1997) -
Cataract surgery was suggested for seven residents, two of whom subsequently underwent the surgery.
Academic text (1997) -
The costs of cataract-related disability and cataract surgery now total $6 billion annually worldwide.
Academic text (2003) -
Her medical history included cataract surgery on the same eye 5 years earlier, with unsatisfactory vision postoperatively.
Academic text (2008) -
Five years ago, I had cataract surgery on my right eye.
Synonyms
945
2.7
An operation in which a doctor cuts into the body to treat or repair it
8
3.9
A medical operation on the eye to fix sight problems
2
3.0
A medical treatment where a doctor makes a cut to fix, remove, or replace a part of the body
1
3.4
A surgery on the eye to fix vision or treat eye problems
How Complex
- Specialized
14
3.9
- Specialized
2
3.7
- Specialized
4
3.6
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'cataract' (clouding of the eye lens) combined with 'surgery' (a medical operation) yields a surgical procedure to treat a cataract. This noun-noun medical compounding is cross-linguistically common and follows predictable English formation, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.
Etymology
Cataract surgery comes from the word cataract, which once meant a waterfall or a curtain of water and gave people the picture of a curtain or cloud over the eye when sight was blocked. In cataract surgery the cloudy lens is taken out and often replaced so light can pass again, so the phrase now means the operation that fixes a 'cloudy' eye and helps to 'restore sight'.