capsulectomy

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Meaning

1. noun The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant.

Similar words

capsulotomy capsuloplasty capsulorhexis capsulotome capsulorrhaphy capsulorrhexis operculectomy capsulitis scapulectomy capsule

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