verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To chop beforehand, as in food preparation.
2. 2
   To carry out mechanical nucleofracture prior to phacoemulsification in cataract surgery.

Etymology

From pre- + chop.

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