expulsive haemorrhage
expulsive haemorrhage (eks-pul-siv) n. sudden bleeding from the choroid and retina of the eye, usually during a surgical procedure or trauma. This may force the ocular tissue out of the wound and is potentially one of the most devastating intraoperative complications of ocular surgery.
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