- keratotomies
- n. surgical incision of the cornea
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
keratotomies
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Radial keratotomy — (RK) is a refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia. Discovery The procedure was discovered by accident by Svyatoslav Fyodorov who removed glass from the eye of one of his patients who had been in an accident. A boy, who wore eyeglasses,… … Wikipedia
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keratotomy — /ker euh tot euh mee/, n., pl. keratotomies. Surg. incision of the cornea. [1895 1900; KERATO + TOMY] * * * … Universalium
keratotomist — ker·a·tot·o·mist .ker ə tät ə məst n a surgeon who performs keratotomies … Medical dictionary
keratotomy — [ker΄ə tät′ə mē] n. pl. keratotomies [ KERATO + TOMY] surgical incision of the cornea … English World dictionary
