Preilluminate

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To illuminate in advance. transitive

    "Prior to firing the laser, a surgeon can preilluminate the area to be cut or ablated, enlarge or reduce the area, shape, or size, and then initiate the UV laser pulses for the actual ablation."

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"Prior to firing the laser, a surgeon can preilluminate the area to be cut or ablated, enlarge or reduce the area, shape, or size, and then initiate the UV laser pulses for the actual ablation."

Etymology

From pre- + illuminate.

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