Medical term:
discission
discission
[dĭ-sizh″un]incision, or cutting into, as of a soft cataract.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
dis·cis·sion
(di-sish'ŭn),1. Incision or cutting through a part.
2. In ophthalmology, opening of the capsule and breaking up of the cortex of the lens with a needle knife or laser.
[L. di- scindo, pp. -scissus, to tear asunder]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
dis·cis·sion
(di-sizh'ŭn)1. Incision or cutting through a part.
2. ophthalmology Opening of the capsule and breaking up of the cortex of the lens with a needle knife or laser.
[L. di- scindo, pp. -scissus, to tear asunder]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
discission
An outmoded operation in which the len capsule of a child's CRYSTALLINE LENS is cut with a sharp-edged needle and the lens matter allowed to disperse into the aqueous humour.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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