DISCISSION
\dɪsˈɪʃən], \dɪsˈɪʃən], \d_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By Thomas Davidson
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[Latin] A cutting in two; especially, division of a soft or membranous cataract, effected by a sharp needle or very slender pointed knife which is passed through the cornea and swept through the cataract.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland