hydrosurgery

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noun

A form of surgery in which small jets of water are employed to debride damaged tissue

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Meanings

nounhydrosurgery (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA form of surgery in which small jets of water are employed to debride damaged tissue

Origin

From hydro- + surgery.

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APA

hydrosurgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrosurgery

MLA

“hydrosurgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrosurgery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrosurgery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrosurgery.

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