capsulotomy

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capsulotomy

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By surface analysis, capsulo- + -tomy, or, by surface analysis, capsule + -otomy.

noun capsulotomies

An incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts.

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@misc{capsulotomy_2026,
  title = {capsulotomy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capsulotomy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}