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capsulotomy

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cap·su·lot·o·my   (kāp'sə-lŏt'ə-mē)   
n.  Incision into a capsule, especially that of the crystalline lens of the eye, as to remove cataracts by surgery.
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Main Entry: cap·su·lot·o·my
Pronunciation: -'lät-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: incision of a capsule especially of the crystalline lens (as in a cataract operation)
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capsulotomy cap·su·lot·o·my (kāp'sə-lŏt'ə-mē)
n.
Incision into a capsule, especially that of the crystalline lens of the eye, as to remove cataracts.

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