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Cataract surgery...which is correct..cystitome or cystotome? - suzi


Posted: Nov 23, 2010

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Found it both ways in Tessier sm - lb

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Is there any kind of description before the word, i.e., Sharp point-tip; Visatec; Kellman, etc?

it's cystotome - nm

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