cryoextraction

[krahy-oh-ik-strak-shuhn]

cry·o·ex·trac·tion

[krahy-oh-ik-strak-shuhn]
noun
the surgical removal of a cataract with a cryoprobe.

Origin:
cryo- + extraction
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Cryoextraction has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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cryoextraction cry·o·ex·trac·tion (krī'ō-ĭk-strāk'shən)
n.
The removal of a cataract by the adhesion of a freezing probe to the lens.

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