Search Result for "extracapsular surgery":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. cataract surgery in which only the front of the lens is removed; the back of the lens capsule remains intact and provides support for the lens implant; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

extracapsular surgery
    n 1: cataract surgery in which only the front of the lens is
         removed; the back of the lens capsule remains intact and
         provides support for the lens implant