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Therapeutics > Laser Therapy
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Ablation Techniques > Laser Therapy

Preferred term

Laser Therapy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Laser Scalpel
  • Laser Scalpels
  • Laser Surgeries
  • Laser Surgery
  • Laser Treatment, Nonablative
  • Laser Treatments, Nonablative
  • Laser Vaporization
  • Nonablative Laser Treatment
  • Nonablative Laser Treatments
  • Scalpel, Laser
  • Scalpels, Laser
  • Surgeries, Laser
  • Vaporization, Laser

Note

  • general; prefer specifics or specific laser term/ ther use; coordinate with disease and/or organ /surg; LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY is also available; laser surgery of cataract = LASER SURGERY (IM) see LASER THERAPY + CATARACT EXTRACTION (IM)

Scope note

  • The use of photothermal effects of LASERS to coagulate, incise, vaporize, resect, dissect, or resurface tissue.

History note

  • 2008

In other languages

  • laserhoito

    Finnish

  • Laserbehandling

    Swedish

  • Icke ablativ laserbehandling
  • Laserkirurgi
  • Laserkniv
  • Laserskalpel
  • Laserterapi
  • Laservaporisering

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053685

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