English Explanatory Dictionary

capsulotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts.

Word forms

capsulotomy capsulotomies

Etymology

By surface analysis, capsulo- + -tomy, or, by surface analysis, capsule + -otomy.

Related words

capsulotome

Derived words

postcapsulotomy precapsulotomy

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