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capsulorrhexis

capsulorrhexis is the alternative form of capsulorhexis.

Meaning of capsulorhexis

Noun

capsulorhexis (countable and uncountable, plural capsulorhexes)

  1. The removal of the lens capsule during cataract surgery.

Forms of capsulorrhexis

pluralcapsulorrhexes

Origin of capsulorrhexis

From capsulo- + -rrhexis.

Questions about capsulorrhexis

What is capsulorrhexis the alternative form of?
Capsulorrhexis is the alternative form of capsulorhexis.

Words near capsulorrhexis in the dictionary

  1. capsulorhexes
  2. capsulorhexis
  3. capsulorrhaphies
  4. capsulorrhaphy
  5. capsulorrhexes
  6. capsulorrhexis
  7. capsulotendinous
  8. capsulotome
  9. capsulotomes
  10. capsulotomies
  11. capsulotomy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: capsulorrhexis (page history and authors); capsulorhexis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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