photocoagulation
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- noun
- /ˌfoʊtəʊkəʊˈæɡjʊleɪʃən/
- Specialized
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fotocoagulación
- After undergoing photocoagulation, she noticed a significant improvement in her vision.
- laser photocoagulation
Examples
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Of the physicians who knew about the trial of photocoagulation in diabetes, only a quarter had read the original report, and two-thirds had learned about it from colleagues.
Academic text (1991) -
Current treatment patterns of this process include anti-VEGF drug injections in addition to laser photocoagulation and surgery.
Academic text (2018) -
Throughout surgery, the argon laser enables photocoagulation of the microvessels, diminishing considerably the risk of bleeding into the labyrinth once stapedotomy is completed.
Academic text (1996) -
The Nd:YAG laser's ability to penetrate deep tissue and to scatter facilitates photocoagulation and hemostasis with minimal scarring and morbidity.
Academic text (1998) -
The doctor recommended photocoagulation to treat the patient's detached retina.
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During the procedure, the surgeon performed photocoagulation to secure the retina effectively.
Synonyms
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A medical operation on the eye to fix sight problems
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A surgery on the eye to fix vision or treat eye problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
photocoagulation = coagulation (semi-transparent) = photo + coagul + ation
The word is transparently built from 'photo-' meaning light and 'coagulation', but the medical procedure sense is specialized and not fully obvious to an average learner.
Etymology
Photocoagulation starts with photo- ('light'), the same photo- you know from photograph, and ends with coagulation ('to clot' or 'to make tissue stick together'), so it literally means using light to make a tissue seal. That's why doctors use a laser beam to burn or seal damaged parts of the retina to stop bleeding or hold the retina in place.