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ker — ker·a·lan; ker·a·sin; ker·a·ter·pe·ton; ker·a·tin; ker·a·tin·i·za·tion; ker·a·tin·ize; ker·a·ti·tis; ker·a·to·conjunctivitis; ker·a·to·der·ma; ker·a·to·gen·ic; ker·a·tog·e·nous; ker·a·toid; ker·a·toi·dea; Ker·a·tol; ker·a·tol·y·sis;… … English syllables
keratoplasty — ker·a·to·plas·ty … English syllables
keratoplastic — ker·a·to·plas·tic .ker ət ō plas tik adj promoting keratinization and thickening of keratin layers <the keratoplastic action of salicylic acid in low concentrations> … Medical dictionary
keratoplasty — ker•a•to•plas•ty [[t]ˈkɛr ə toʊˌplæs ti[/t]] n. pl. ties srg plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, esp. a corneal transplantation • Etymology: 1855–60 ker a•to•plas′tic, adj … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
keratoplasty — Any surgical modification of the cornea; the removal of a portion of the cornea containing an opacity and the insertion in its place of a piece of cornea of the same size and shape removed from elsewhere. SYN: corneal graft, corneal… … Medical dictionary
allokeratoplasty — Replacement of opaque corneal tissue with a transparent prosthesis, usually plastic. * * * al·lo·ker·a·to·plas·ty (al″o kerґə to plas″te) [allo + keratoplasty] repair of the cornea by the use of foreign material … Medical dictionary
autokeratoplasty — Grafting of corneal tissue from one eye of a patient to the fellow eye. [auto + G. keras, horn, + plastos, formed] * * * au·to·ker·a·to·plas·ty (aw″to kerґə to plas″te) [auto + keratoplasty] corneal transplantation of tissue from … Medical dictionary
heterokeratoplasty — Keratoplasty in which the cornea from one species of animal is grafted to the eye of another species. * * * het·ero·ker·a·to·plas·ty (het″ər o kerґə to plas″te) [hetero + keratoplasty] corneal transplantation in which tissue … Medical dictionary
homokeratoplasty — Corneal transplant between members of the same species. * * * ho·mo·ker·a·to·plas·ty (ho″mo kerґə to plas″te) [homo + keratoplasty] corneal transplantation with tissue derived from another individual of the same species … Medical dictionary
