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Definition of: discission
(di·sish′ən, -sizh′-) noun
1. A cutting into a part.
2. Surg. An operation to relieve a soft cataract by lacerating the capsule of the lens. [<LL discissio, -onis <dis- apart + scindere cleave, cut]
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