photocoagulation
[ foh-toh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ koʊˌæg yəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
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 ophthalmology to repair detached retinas or to treat certain kinds of retinopathy.
Origin of photocoagulation
1960–65;
photo- +
coagulation
OTHER WORDS FROM photocoagulation
pho·to·co·ag·u·la·tive [foh-toh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] /ˌfoʊ toʊ koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv/, adjectiveWords nearby photocoagulation
photochemotherapy,
photochromic,
photochromic lens,
photochromy,
photochronograph,
photocoagulation,
photocoagulator,
photocompose,
photocomposer,
photocomposition,
photoconduction
Medical definitions for photocoagulation
photocoagulation
[ fō′tō-kō-ăg′yə-lā′shən ]
n.
Surgical coagulation of tissue by means of intense light energy, such as a laser, performed to destroy abnormal tissues or to form adhesive scars, especially in ophthalmology.