Meanings
noun
- medicineAn extension of iridencleisis that includes the lens
The risk of malignant glaucoma after phacotrabeculectomy and phacoiridencleisis was equivalent ( P = 0.058).
2015 August 12, Marek Rękas, Karolina Krix-Jachym, Tomasz Żarnowski, “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Surgical Treatment of Malignant Glaucoma in Pseudophakic Eyes through Partial PPV with Establishment of Communication between the Anterior Chamber and the Vitreous Cavity”, in Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 2015, →DOI
Origin
From phaco- + iridencleisis. By surface analysis, phaco- + irid- + en- + -cleisis.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
phacoiridencleisis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phacoiridencleisis
MLA
“phacoiridencleisis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phacoiridencleisis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phacoiridencleisis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phacoiridencleisis.
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