photocoagulator
/ˌfoʊtoʊkoʊˈæɡjəˌleɪtər/
noun
- A medical device that uses a laser beam to perform photocoagulation.
- The surgeon aimed the photocoagulator at the bleeding blood vessel in the eye.
- The hospital purchased a new photocoagulator for its ophthalmology department.
- Modern photocoagulators are more precise and cause less damage to surrounding tissue.