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Meaning of capsulectomy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant.

Examples

“All of the children had previously undergone manual anterior capsulorhexis, irrigation and aspiration of cataracts, posterior capsulectomy, and anterior vitrectomy.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

capsuler Capsules capsulitis capsulization capsulogenesis capsuloplasty

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