extracapsular

adjective

1
: situated outside a capsule
2
of a cataract operation : involving removal of the front part of the capsule and the central part of the lens compare intracapsular sense 2

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“Extracapsular.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/extracapsular. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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