photocoagulation
(fōt″ō-kō-ag″yŭ-lā′shŏn)
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[photo- + coagulation]
The use of intense light or laser to burn or destroy tissue under direct observation; used for treatment of diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.
SYN: SEE: scatter photocoagulation
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Photocoagulation." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732492/2/photocoagulation.
Photocoagulation. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732492/2/photocoagulation. Accessed December 12, 2024.
Photocoagulation. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732492/2/photocoagulation
Photocoagulation [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732492/2/photocoagulation.
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