- photocoagulation
- noun Date: 1961 a surgical process of coagulating tissue by means of a precisely oriented high-energy light source (as a laser)
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photocoagulation — ● photocoagulation nom féminin Procédé thérapeutique consistant à projeter sur la rétine, sur l iris ou sur les vaisseaux rétiniens un faisceau lumineux intense et étroit produit par un laser, généralement un laser argon … Encyclopédie Universelle
photocoagulation — [fōt΄ō kō ag΄yo͞o lā′shən] n. [ PHOTO + COAGULATION] a technique using intense light energy, as from a laser, to produce scar tissue: used in treating certain eye disorders, in medical and biological research, etc. photocoagulator n … English World dictionary
Photocoagulation — The coagulation (clotting) of tissue using a laser which produces light in the visible green wavelength that is selectively absorbed by hemoglobin, the pigment in red blood cells, in order to seal off bleeding blood vessels. Photocoagulation has… … Medical dictionary
photocoagulation — n. the destruction of tissue by heat released from the absorption of light shone on it. In eye disorders the technique is used to destroy diseased retinal tissue, occurring, for example, as a complication of diabetes (diabetic retinopathy) and… … The new mediacal dictionary
photocoagulation laser — lazerinis fotokrekėjimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. laser photocoagulation vok. Laserphotokoagulation, f rus. лазерная фотокоагуляция, f pranc. photocoagulation laser, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
photocoagulation — photocoagulative /foh toh koh ag yeuh lay tiv, leuh tiv/, adj. /foh toh koh ag yeuh lay sheuhn/, n. a surgical technique using an intense beam of light from a laser or a xenon arc bulb to seal blood vessels or coagulate tissue, used primarily in… … Universalium
photocoagulation — noun A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser See Also: photocoagulator … Wiktionary
photocoagulation — pho·to·coagulation … English syllables
photocoagulation — pho•to•co•ag•u•la•tion [[t]ˌfoʊ toʊ koʊˌæg yəˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. srg oph a surgical technique that uses an intense beam of light, as from a laser, to seal blood vessels or coagulate tissue • Etymology: 1960–65 pho to•co•ag′u•late , v.t. lat•ed,… … From formal English to slang
photocoagulation — n. surgical coagulation of tissue by means of a laser beam … Dictionary of difficult words
