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endoillumination

endoillumination noun: the illumination of a surgical operation from inside the body, by means of a surgical tool providing light.

Noun

endoillumination (uncountable)

  1. The illumination of a surgical operation from inside the body, by means of a surgical tool providing light.
    • Eyes undergoing vitrectomy are normally exposed to light by endoillumination, illumination by the operating microscope, and chandelier lighting.2015 December 11, “Assessment of Macular Function during Vitrectomy: New Approach Using Intraoperative Focal Macular Electroretinograms”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of endoillumination

From endo- + illumination.

Questions about endoillumination

What does endoillumination mean?
Endoillumination means the illumination of a surgical operation from inside the body, by means of a surgical tool providing light.
What part of speech is endoillumination?
Endoillumination is a noun.

Words near endoillumination in the dictionary

  1. endohydric
  2. endohydrolase
  3. endohydrolases
  4. endohydrolysis
  5. endohydrolytic
  6. endoillumination
  7. endoilluminator
  8. endoilluminators
  9. endoincision
  10. endoincisions
  11. endoing

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