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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pho•to•co•ag•u•la•tion (fō′tō kō ag′yə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Surgery, Ophthalmologya surgical technique using an intense beam of light from a laser or a xenon-arc bulb to seal blood vessels or coagulate tissue, used primarily in ophthalmology to repair detached retinas or to treat certain kinds of retinopathy.
- 1960–65; photo- + coagulation
pho•to•co•ag•u•la•tive (fō′tō kō ag′yə lā′tiv, -lə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. |