- cryoretinopexy
- Kryoretinopexie f, Netzhautanheftung f mittels Kälteanwendung
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cryoretinopexy
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cryoretinopexy — n. the use of extreme cold to freeze areas of weak or torn retina in order to cause scarring and seal breaks. It is used in cryosurgery for retinal detachment … Medical dictionary
cryoretinopexy — n. the use of extreme cold to freeze areas of weak or torn retina in order to cause scarring and seal breaks. It is used in cryosurgery for retinal detachment … The new mediacal dictionary
Cryosurgery — Treatment performed with an instrument that freezes and destroys abnormal tissue. * * * An operation using freezing temperature (achieved by liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide) as an independent agent or in an instrument to destroy tissue. * * *… … Medical dictionary
retinopexy — A procedure to repair a detached retina by holding it in place; e.g., by producing chorioretinal adhesions by freezing (“retinal cryopexy”). [retino + G. pexis, fixation] fluid r. a procedure to repair a detached retina by holding it in place… … Medical dictionary
pneumoretinopexy — n. a surgical technique in which an inert gas bubble is injected into the eye to press and seal breaks in the retina. When the retina is flat, a laser beam or cryoretinopexy is applied to cause scarring and permanently seal the tear … Medical dictionary
cryosurgery — n. the use of extreme cold in a localized part of the body to freeze and destroy unwanted tissues. Cryosurgery is usually undertaken with an instrument called a cryoprobe, which has a fine tip cooled by allowing carbon dioxide or nitrous oxide… … The new mediacal dictionary
pneumoretinopexy — n. a surgical technique in which an inert gas bubble is injected into the eye to press and seal breaks in the retina. When the retina is flat, a laser beam or cryoretinopexy is applied to cause scarring and permanently seal the tear … The new mediacal dictionary
retinopexy — n. any surgical procedure used to repair a retinal detachment. See: pneumoretinopexy, cryoretinopexy … The new mediacal dictionary
