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radial keratotomy
noun
Ophthalmology.
- a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.
radial keratotomy
/ ˌɛəˈɒəɪ /
noun
- an operation designed to improve short-sightedness in which a number of cuts are made around the cornea to change the shape of it
radial keratotomy
/ ĕ′ə-ŏ′ə-ŧ /
- A surgical procedure consisting of a radial pattern of corneal incisions, performed to reduce or correct myopia.
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of radial keratotomy1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of radial keratotomy1
C20: from kerato- + -tomy
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Example Sentences
Years earlier, Beck had undergone a radial keratotomy* to correct his vision.
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