vitrectomy
(vĭ-trĕk′tō-mē)
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[L. vitreus, glassy, + Gr. ektome, excision]
The surgical removal of the vitreous of the eye. The removed vitreous is replaced, usually with gas or liquid. This process is used to treat epiretinal membranes, macular pucker, macular hole, and other disorders of the retina or the vitreous.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Vitrectomy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748837/all/vitrectomy.
Vitrectomy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748837/all/vitrectomy. Accessed November 10, 2024.
Vitrectomy. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748837/all/vitrectomy
Vitrectomy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 10]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748837/all/vitrectomy.
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