NEEDLING
\nˈiːdlɪŋ], \nˈiːdlɪŋ], \n_ˈiː_d_l_ɪ_ŋ]\
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1. Discission of a soft cataract. 2. Treatment of an aneurysm by the insertion of a fine needle far enough to reach the opposite wall, the intima of which is then scratched so as to roughen it and induce coagulation.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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