Associations to the word «Photocoagulation»

Noun

Retina
Laser
Cataract
Therapy
Detachment
Tumor
Leak
Treatment
Surgery
Gale
Radiation
Beam
Treat
Cancer
Vision
Procedure
Muscle
Iv
Vessel
Encyclopedia
Blood
Disease
Patient
Cell
Loss
Light
Eye
Use
Case

Adjective

Retinal
Optic
Peripheral
Effective
Used
Small
Local

Verb

Modify
May

Wiktionary

PHOTOCOAGULATION, noun. (medicine) A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser.

Dictionary definition

PHOTOCOAGULATION, noun. Surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina.

Wise words

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Edward George Bulwer-Lytton