cataract surgery
noun · n
Simple meaning
Eye surgery that involves removing all or part of the lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens implant.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kateraktserjereeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkætɚæktsɚdʒɚi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Eye surgery that involves removing all or part of the lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens implant
n
Cataract surgery, also called lens replacement surgery, is the removal of the natural lens of the eye that has developed a cataract, an opaque or cloudy area.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Eye surgery that involves removing all or part of the lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens implant
Used this way, cataract surgery is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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