capsulectomy

English

Etymology

From capsule +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

capsulectomy (plural capsulectomies)

1. (surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
   • 2015 August 1, “Long-Term Visual Outcomes of Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation in Children with Congenital Cataracts”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     All of the children had previously undergone manual anterior capsulorhexis, irrigation and aspiration of cataracts, posterior capsulectomy, and anterior vitrectomy.

Anagrams

• scapulectomy