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phacoemulsification

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1. n. extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube Source: wordnet

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small away breaks cataracts cortex extracapsular fragments lens nucleus sound surgery tube ultrasonic vacuumed

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