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Helmholtz-Gibbs theory(medicine)
capsulotomy(medicine)
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Helmholtz-Gibbs theory (medicine) and capsulotomy (medicine)


Helmholtz-Gibbs theory (medicine)


Helmholtz-Gibbs theory -->
Gibbs-Helmholtz equation


An equation expressing the relationship in a galvanic cell between the chemical energy transformed and the maximal electromotive force obtainable.


capsulotomy (medicine)


capsulotomy


1. <procedure> Division of a capsule as around a breast implant.

2. Creation of an opening through a capsule; e.g., of a scar that might form around a foreign body.

3. Specifically, incision of the capsule of the lens in the extracapsular cataract operation.

Origin: L. Capsula, capsule, + G. Tome, a cutting

Renal capsulotomy, incision of the capsule of the kidney.