vitreolysis

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noun

A technique that uses lasers to disrupt floaters in the vitreous humour

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Meanings

nounvitreolysis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA technique that uses lasers to disrupt floaters in the vitreous humour

Origin

From vitreo- + -lysis.

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vitreolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitreolysis

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Chicago

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