photocoagulation

noun

A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser.

OriginEnglish coagulation ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

nounphotocoagulation (countable and uncountable, plural photocoagulations)

plural photocoagulations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishcoagulation
  9. Englishphotocoagulation

From photo- + coagulation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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