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Phacoemulsification

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Noun

1. phacoemulsification

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

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Phacoemulsification

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n.
Removal of a cataract by emulsifying the lens ultrasonically.

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