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Definition of Photocoagulation

1. Noun. Surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina.

Definition of Photocoagulation

1. Noun. (medicine) A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Photocoagulation

1. A cancer treatment in which a laser is used to destroy blood vessels entering a tumour in order to deprive the tumour of its nutrients. (31 Dec 1997)

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Literary usage of Photocoagulation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Economic Aspects of Diabetes: Selected Annotations by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"To determine the need and demand for photocoagulation and its cost-effectiveness, researchers analyzed data from photocoagulation services in 1979 in two ..."

2. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"History of photocoagulation Treatment by Sex in Insulin-Taking Persons ... No Yes The history of photocoagulation was uncertain in 0.2 percent of females. ..."

3. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"Laser photocoagulation is often effective in eradicating proliferative ... photocoagulation in proliferative sickle retinopathy: results of a 5-year study. ..."

4. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"In recent years, various forms of destruction of new vessels by laser beams (photocoagulation) have been found to be effective in controlling new vessel ..."

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