viscoelastic

viscoelastic
vis·co·elas·tic .vis-kō-ə-'las-tik adj having appreciable and conjoint viscous and elastic properties also constituting or relating to the state of viscoelastic materials <\viscoelastic properties>
vis·co·elas·tic·i·ty -.las-'tis-ət-ē, -'tis-tē n, pl -ties

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vis·co·elas·tic (vis″ko-e-lasґtik) both viscous and elastic; said of viscous substances used to restore or maintain the shape of the eye, especially the anterior chamber, during cataract surgery or other procedures performed on the anterior chamber.

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