Rhexis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The rupture of an organ. countable, especially, uncountable

    "Many times if the rhexis is incomplete, one might have to convert to an extracapsular cataract extraction to prevent a posterior capsular rupture or nucleus drop."

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"Many times if the rhexis is incomplete, one might have to convert to an extracapsular cataract extraction to prevent a posterior capsular rupture or nucleus drop."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥῆξις (rhêxis, “breaking”), compare -rrhexis.

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