laser surgery

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meaningsoflaserandsurgery

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laser
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.zər/us
/ˈleɪ.zɚ/
(a device that produces) a powerful, narrow beam of light that can be used as a tool to cut metal, to perform medical operations, or to create patterns of light ...
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surgery
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/us
/ˈsɝː.dʒər.i/
the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the ...
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(Definition oflaserandsurgeryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Additionally, moles can be removed bylaser,surgeryor electrocautery.
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In soft tissuelasersurgery, a laser beam ablates or vaporizes the soft tissue with high water content.
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Endoscopiclasersurgerycompared to serial amniocentesis in the treatment of severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
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For example,lasersurgeryis now used to treat retinopathy early in its manifestation, and respiratory status is continuously monitored in infants who are predisposed to apnea.
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Some years ago, it was thought right to centralise all sterilisation, but that was before the introduction oflasersurgeryand the development of micro-instruments.
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Any doctor currently employed by a refractive surgery chain can operate after alasersurgerycourse of just a few days.
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We are, however, aware that there are concerns regardinglasersurgery.
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Day surgery,lasersurgery, bio-pharmaceuticals, genetics, information technology: all those and more are stamping their mark on the evolving pattern of health services.
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He then developed the common complication of eye problems; he neededlasersurgeryon his eyes.
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Lasersurgeryis not available under the national health service.
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The more sophisticated our medical techniques become—with the obvious exception of keyhole andlasersurgery—the more we depend on regular supplies of blood products prepared to the highest standard.
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Lasersurgeryfor the correction of myopia is not available under the national health service.
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It is all very well to talk about day surgery,lasersurgeryand technological changes; it is right that they should be embraced by the national health service.
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The simple answer is to let thelasersurgerydepartment have its own small sterilisation unit, and it will then be able to get on with its work.
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He was trained for advanced laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery andlasersurgery.
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There are differing opinions on treating withlasersurgery.
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