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discission

[ dih-sish-uhn ]

noun

Ophthalmology.
  1. an incision of the lens of the eye, as for removal of cataract.

discission

/ ɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. med surgical incision, esp of a cataract
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of discission1

1640–50; < Late Latin īō- (stem of īō ) division, separation, equivalent to Latin ī ( us ) torn apart, past participle of īԻ ( ī- di- 2 + scissus torn) + -ō- -ion; scission
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Discission, di-sish′un, n. an incision into a tumour or cataract.

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