Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical removal of the vitreous humor from the eyeball.
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- noun surgery The surgical removal of some or all of the
vitreous humour from the eye.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a surgical procedure that removes the vitreous humor and replace it with saline solution
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He is referring to an eye operation called a vitrectomy in which the vitreous fluid is replaced with another solution.
London Free Press 2010
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An alternative surgery called a vitrectomy removes the cells and gel substance (vitreous) from inside the eye.
TheHorse.com News 2009
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A third technique, vitrectomy, is also done in a hospital.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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The surgeon who performed the procedure, a vitrectomy and laser retinopexy, would have needed ten years of training to operate inside the eye.
Forbes.com: News 2011
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A third technique, vitrectomy, is also done in a hospital.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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A third technique, vitrectomy, is also done in a hospital.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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The patient had a previous surgical vitrectomy that was perfect, except developed chronic retinal edema (CME) that hasn't resolved after 7 injections of medicine and numerous courses of topical eye drops.
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The patient had a previous surgical vitrectomy that was perfect, except developed chronic retinal edema (CME) that hasn't resolved after 7 injections of medicine and numerous courses of topical eye drops.
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The separation of the vitreous from the retina is used to treat a range of back of the eye disorders and is achieved currently via a surgical procedure called a vitrectomy.
New Statesman New Statesman 2010
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The patient had a previous surgical vitrectomy that was perfect, except developed chronic retinal edema (CME) that hasn't resolved after 7 injections of medicine and numerous courses of topical eye drops.
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