KERATOTOMY

Meaning of KERATOTOMY in English

[ ˌkɛrə'tɒtəmi ]

■ noun a surgical operation involving cutting into the cornea of the eye, especially ( radial ~ ) performed to correct myopia.

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KERATOTOMY — /ker'euh tot"euh mee/ , n. , pl. keratotomies . Surg. incision of the cornea. [ 1895-1900; KERATO- + -TOMY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KERATOTOMY — n. surgical incision of the cornea
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KERATOTOMY — A surgical incision (cut) of the cornea. A radial keratotomy is a surgical procedure designed to flatten the cornea and …
English Dictionary of Medicine
KERATOTOMY — кератотомия (рассечение роговицы)
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RADIAL KERATOTOMY — noun Date: 1980 a surgical operation on the cornea for the correction of myopia that involves flattening it by making …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RADIAL KERATOTOMY — -ˌkerəˈtäd.əmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary kerat- + -tomy : a surgical operation on the cornea for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RADIAL KERATOTOMY — Ophthalm. a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RADIAL KERATOTOMY — noun Date: 1980 : a surgical operation on the cornea for the correction of myopia that involves flattening it by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RADIAL KERATOTOMY — surgical procedure to correct myopia (nearsightedness) by reducing the radius of curvature of the cornea and astigmatism (asymmetrical curvature of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY — noun Etymology: keratectomy from kerat- + -ectomy : surgical removal of part of the corneal surface using an excimer laser …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY — noun Date: 1986 : surgical removal of part of the corneal surface using an excimer laser in order to correct …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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