photocoagulation
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Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English coagulation English photocoagulation From photo- + coagulation.
- A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser.