photocoagulator

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noun

An instrument containing a laser, or a xenon flash lamp, which is used in photocoagulation.

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

nounphotocoagulator (plural photocoagulators)

plural photocoagulators

  1. medicineAn instrument containing a laser, or a xenon flash lamp, which is used in photocoagulation.

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. Englishcoagulator
  9. Englishphotocoagulator

From photo- + coagulator.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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