Usually means: Burning through tissue with heat.
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  2. ignipuncture: Wiktionary
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  4. Ignipuncture: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. ignipuncture: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  The original procedure of closing a retina break in retinal separation by transfixation of the break with cautery.

Similar:
retinotomy, iridencleisis, iridesis, goniotomy, retinopexy, iridotasis, incision, iridodesis, counterincision, iridodialysis, more...

Opposite:
cryopuncture, cold therapy, ice therapy

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Similar:
retinotomy, iridencleisis, iridesis, goniotomy, retinopexy, iridotasis, incision, iridodesis, counterincision, iridodialysis, more...

Opposite:
cryopuncture, cold therapy, ice therapy



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