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VITRECTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vitrectomy mean?
• VITRECTOMY (noun)
The noun VITRECTOMY has 1 sense:
1. a surgical procedure that removes the vitreous humor and replace it with saline solution
Familiarity information: VITRECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A surgical procedure that removes the vitreous humor and replace it with saline solution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("vitrectomy" is a kind of...):
eye operation; eye surgery (any surgical procedure involving the eyes)
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