photocoagulation
noun
photocoagulation is spelled P-H-O-T-O-C-O-A-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photocoagulation means “A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photocoagulation is photocoagulations.
How many letters and syllables are in photocoagulation?
| Letters | 16: P-H-O-T-O-C-O-A-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 photocoagulation?
Photocoagulation appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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).
How do you pronounce photocoagulation?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-photocoagulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of photocoagulation
- photocoagulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photocoagulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does photocoagulation come from?
From photo- + coagulation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).