phacolysis

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noun

The destruction and removal of the lens of the eye.

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Meanings

nounphacolysis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe destruction and removal of the lens of the eye.

Origin

From phaco- + -lysis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pachylosis
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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