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panretinophotocoagulation

panretinophotocoagulation noun: a laser-based ophthalmic procedure in which photocoagulation is applied across a wide area of the retina to ablate abnormal or ischemic retinal tissue, commonly used to treat proliferative retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy.

Noun

panretinophotocoagulation (uncountable)

  1. A laser-based ophthalmic procedure in which photocoagulation is applied across a wide area of the retina to ablate abnormal or ischemic retinal tissue, commonly used to treat proliferative retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy.

Origin of panretinophotocoagulation

From pan- + retino- + photocoagulation.

Questions about panretinophotocoagulation

What does panretinophotocoagulation mean?
Panretinophotocoagulation means a laser-based ophthalmic procedure in which photocoagulation is applied across a wide area of the retina to ablate abnormal or ischemic retinal tissue, commonly used to treat proliferative retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy.
What part of speech is panretinophotocoagulation?
Panretinophotocoagulation is a noun.

Words near panretinophotocoagulation in the dictionary

  1. panregulon
  2. panresistance
  3. panresistant
  4. panretinal
  5. panretinally
  6. panretinophotocoagulation
  7. panrhythmic
  8. panromantic
  9. panromanticism
  10. panromantics
  11. pans

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