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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

phacoemulsification
    n 1: extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic
         sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small
         fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube