| laser m. |
a laser beam utilized to vaporize a minute area of tissue, as in a biopsy specimen, which is then subjected to emission spectrography.
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| laser p. |
removal of the prostate after it has been exposed to a laser; there may be either direct contact from the laser with vaporization or an indirect system that causes coagulation necrosis.
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| laser t. |
an operation for open-angle glaucoma, in which surface burns are placed in the trabecular meshwork of the eye to lower intraocular pressure.
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| laser-assisted in-situ k. |
keratoplasty in which the excimer laser and microkeratome are combined for vision correction; the microkeratome is used to shave a thin slice and create a hinged flap in the cornea, the flap is reflected back, the exposed cornea is reshaped by the laser, and the flap is replaced, without sutures, to heal back into position.
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| laser-Doppler v. |
measurement of the flow of red cells in a microcirculatory bed by means of laser light delivered to and detected from the region of interest by fiberoptic probes.
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