capsulectomy

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capsulectomy /cap·su·lec·to·my/ (kap″su-lek´tah-me) excision of a capsule, especially a joint capsule or lens capsule.

capsulectomy

[kap′səlek′təmē]

the surgical excision of a capsule, usually the capsule of a joint or of the lens of the eye.

capsulectomy

excision of a capsule, especially a joint capsule or lens capsule.

capsulectomy

The surgical removal of the capsule of the crystalline lens. In extracapsular cataract extraction only the anterior portion of the capsule is removed. See capsulorhexis; capsulotomy.

capsulectomy

Cosmetic surgery The operative removal of an entire capsule and implant–especially of the breast

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