lightsurgery

noun
UK /ˈlaɪtˌsɜː.dʒər.i/
US /ˈlaɪtˌsɝː.dʒɚ.i/

A kind of surgery that uses a special light to fix parts of the body.

The doctor used lightsurgery to help the patient's eye heal.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A quick, easy medical fix that seems almost magical.

Getting that tiny cut sealed felt like lightsurgery.

3. A sci-fi term for healing with beams of light.

In the movie, lightsurgery closed the wound in seconds.

4. A playful word for using a bright light to clean or repair something.

He called his flashlight repair job lightsurgery.