"scleral buckle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scleral buckles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scleral buckle (plural scleral buckles)
  1. (surgery) An ophthalmologic procedure to repair a detached retina. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-scleral_buckle-en-noun-zoVAY6tI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

Inflected forms

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