Phacoemulsification
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Phacoemulsifications
- possessive
- Phacoemulsification's
- pluralpossessive
- Phacoemulsifications'