Infrared coagulation
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| Infrared coagulation | |
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| Term | Infrared coagulation |
| Short definition | infrared coagulation (IN-early-RED koh-A-gyuh-LAY-shun) A technique in which abnormal tissue is exposed to a burst of infrared light (a type of radiation). This causes blood in veins in the tissue to coagulate (harden) and the abnormal tissue to shrink. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
infrared coagulation - (pronounced) (IN-early-RED koh-A-gyuh-LAY-shun) A technique in which abnormal tissue is exposed to a burst of infrared light (a type of radiation). This causes blood in veins in the tissue to coagulate (harden) and the abnormal tissue to shrink. It is being studied to prevent anal cancer in some patients with HIV
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