discission

discission definition - medical

dis·cis·sion (dĭ-sĭzhˈən)

noun
  1. The incision of or cutting through a part.
  2. An operation for soft cataracts in which the crystalline capsule is opened and the substance of the crystalline lens is broken up to allow it to be absorbed.

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