goniosynechialysis

noun

A surgical treatment for glaucoma by stripping peripheral anterior synechiae from the cornea.

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GSL
OriginAncient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ← English synechia →
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Meanings

noungoniosynechialysis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA surgical treatment for glaucoma by stripping peripheral anterior synechiae from the cornea.

    Here, I'd like to share some of what we've learned about the surgical management of PAS, and the indications and use of goniosynechialysis to help patients who have developed this problem.

    2014 June 28, Robert Ritch, “Goniosynechialysis: Beyond angle opening”, in Review of Ophthalmology, volume 21, number 6, page 70
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    Objective: To compare the clinical effects between the two goniosynechialysises combined with phacoemulsification and to seek a more reliable and effective way to treat the chronic angle-closure glaucoma with cataract.

    2008 December 10, Ji-Lin Tan, Li-Li Gong, Xiang-Ge He, Hong-Mei Li, Xiao-Hong Deng, “两种房角分离术联合白内障超声乳化治疗慢性闭角型青光眼的疗效比较 [Comparison of the clinical effect between two goniosynechialysises combining phacoemulsification for chronic angle-closure glaucoma]”, in Chinese Journal of Practical Ophthalmology, volume 26, number 12, English abstract

    Synonyms: GSL

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA surgical treatment for glaucoma by stripping peripheral anterior synechiae from the cornea.

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GSL

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gónu
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gonwía
  4. Ancient Greekγωνίᾱ (gōníā)
  5. Englishgonio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  10. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  11. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*seǵʰ-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*hékʰō
  14. Ancient Greekἔχω (ékhō)
  15. Ancient Greekσυνέχω (sunékhō)
  16. Ancient Greekσυνεχής (sunekhḗs)
  17. Ancient Greekσῠνέχειᾰ (sŭnékheiă)
  18. Englishsynechia
  19. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  20. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  21. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  22. Englishgoniosynechialysis

From gonio- + synechia + -lysis.

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