PHACOEMULSIFICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phacoemulsification mean? 

• PHACOEMULSIFICATION (noun)
  The noun PHACOEMULSIFICATION has 1 sense:

1. extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube

  Familiarity information: PHACOEMULSIFICATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHACOEMULSIFICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("phacoemulsification" is a kind of...):

extracapsular surgery (cataract surgery in which only the front of the lens is removed; the back of the lens capsule remains intact and provides support for the lens implant)