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ignipuncture

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Main Entry: ig·ni·punc·ture
Pronunciation: 'ig-n&-"p&[ng](k)-ch&r
Function: noun
: puncture of the body with hot needles fortherapeutic purposes
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ignipuncture ig·ni·punc·ture (ĭg'nə-pŭngk'chər)
n.
Surgical closing of a break in the retina due to retinal separation by cauterizing the site of the break with a hot needle.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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