phacoemulsification
noun
phacoemulsification is spelled P-H-A-C-O-E-M-U-L-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 19 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phacoemulsification means “A form of cataract surgery in which the eye's internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phacoemulsification is phacoemulsifications.
How many letters and syllables are in phacoemulsification?
| Letters | 19: P-H-A-C-O-E-M-U-L-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is phacoemulsification?
Phacoemulsification appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of phacoemulsification
- phacoemulsifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phacoemulsification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of cataract surgery in which the eye's internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution, thus maintaining the anterior chamber, as well as cooling the handpiece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate phacoemulsification?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of phacoemulsification: phaco.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phacoemulsification come from?
From phaco- + emulsification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).