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Noun: photocoagulation
  1. 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

Derived forms: photocoagulations

Type of: op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

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