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phacoiridencleisis

phacoiridencleisis noun: an extension of iridencleisis that includes the lens.

Noun

phacoiridencleisis

  1. An extension of iridencleisis that includes the lens
    • The risk of malignant glaucoma after phacotrabeculectomy and phacoiridencleisis was equivalent ( P = 0.058).2015 August 12, Marek Rękas, Karolina Krix-Jachym, Tomasz Żarnowski, “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Surgical Treatment of Malignant Glaucoma in Pseudophakic Eyes through Partial PPV with...

Origin of phacoiridencleisis

From phaco- + iridencleisis. By surface analysis, phaco- + irid- + en- + -cleisis.

Questions about phacoiridencleisis

What does phacoiridencleisis mean?
Phacoiridencleisis means an extension of iridencleisis that includes the lens.
What part of speech is phacoiridencleisis?
Phacoiridencleisis is a noun.

Words near phacoiridencleisis in the dictionary

  1. phacofragmentations
  2. phacoid
  3. phacoidal
  4. phacoidoscope
  5. phacoidoscopes
  6. phacoiridencleisis
  7. phacolite
  8. phacolites
  9. phacolith
  10. phacolithic
  11. phacoliths

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