Capsulectomy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Capsulectomy is a noun meaning (surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant.
Meaning
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant.
Example Sentences
All of the children had previously undergone manual anterior capsulorhexis, irrigation and aspiration of cataracts, posterior capsulectomy, and anterior vitrectomy.
Word Forms
- capsulectomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include capsulotomy, capsuloplasty, capsulorhexis, capsulotome, capsulorrhaphy, capsulorrhexis.
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