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intraoperative floppy iris syndrome

intraoperative floppy iris syndrome noun: a complication of cataract extraction, characterized by a flaccid iris that billows in response to ordinary intraocular fluid currents and tends to prolapse towards the area of cataract extraction during surgery.

Noun

intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A complication of cataract extraction, characterized by a flaccid iris that billows in response to ordinary intraocular fluid currents and tends to prolapse towards the area of cataract extraction during surgery.
    Synonyms:
    IFIS

Synonyms of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome

Questions about intraoperative floppy iris syndrome

What does intraoperative floppy iris syndrome mean?
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome means a complication of cataract extraction, characterized by a flaccid iris that billows in response to ordinary intraocular fluid currents and tends to prolapse towards the area of cataract extraction during surgery.
What part of speech is intraoperative floppy iris syndrome?
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome is a noun.

Words near intraoperative floppy iris syndrome in the dictionary

  1. intraoocyte
  2. intraoperation
  3. intraoperational
  4. intraoperationally
  5. intraoperative
  6. intraoperative floppy iris syndrome
  7. intraoperatively
  8. intraoperator
  9. intraoperon
  10. intraoperonic
  11. intraophthalmic

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