phacolysis

phacolysis
Operative breaking down and removal of the lens. [phaco- + G. lysis, dissolution]

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pha·col·y·sis (fə-kolґĭ-sis) [phaco- + lysis] discission of the crystalline lens, followed by extraction.

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