capsulotomy

  • 31capsotomy — cap·sot·o·my (kap sotґə me) capsulotomy …

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  • 32cystitomy — cys·tit·o·my (sis titґə me) [cysti + tomy] the surgical division of the capsule of the lens; capsulotomy …

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  • 33ДЕКАПСУЛЯЦИЯ ПОЧЕК — (decapsulatio renis), удаление почечной капсулы, т.н. сар sula fibrosa, caps, propria renis. С леч. целью Д. начала применяться Гарриссоном и Эде больсом (Harrison, Edebohls) с 1901 г. при лечении почечных заболеваний, связанных с… …

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  • 34capsulorrhexis — n. a surgical procedure in which a continuous circular tear is made in the lens capsule of the eye. In anterior capsulorrhexis, performed during cataract surgery, the tear is made in the anterior surface of the capsule. It has the advantage over… …

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  • 35needling — n. a form of capsulotomy in which a sharp needle is used to make a hole in the capsule surrounding the lens of the eye. This technique has now largely been replaced by use of the YAG laser …

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  • 36YAG laser — a type of laser whose active medium is a crystal of yttrium, aluminium, and garnet. It is used for cutting tissue, for example in lens capsulotomy or iridotomy. Specialized types (e.g. the holmium:YAG laser) are used for various purposes …

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  • 37CCC — • Canadian Cardiovascular Coalition [study]; • care cure coordination; • cathodal closure contraction; • center for clinical computing; • child care center; • Children s Communication Checklist; • chlorcholine chloride; • chronic calculus… …

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