prechop

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ chop.

Verb

prechop (third-person singular simple present prechops, present participle prechopping, simple past and past participle prechopped)

  1. To chop beforehand, as in food preparation.
  2. (surgery) To carry out mechanical nucleofracture prior to phacoemulsification in cataract surgery.

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