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- ker|a|tot|o|my «KEHR uh TOT uh mee», noun, plural -mies.an incision of the cornea by surgery.╂[< kerato- + Greek -tomíā a cutting]
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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
tot — ami·tot·ic; ar·is·tot·le s; as·ymp·tot·ic; ath·e·tot·ic; au·tot·o·mize; au·tot·o·my; bathy·pi·tot·me·ter; blas·tot·o·my; cha·tot; col·le·tot·ri·chum; cy·tot·ro·pism; eryth·ro·blas·tot·ic; ex·os·tot·ic; hap·tot·ro·pism; his·tot·ro·pism;… … English syllables
keratotic — ker·a·tot·ic … English syllables
keratotic — ker·a·tot·ic (ker″ə totґik) 1. pertaining to or characterized by keratosis. 2. promoting keratosis … Medical dictionary
keratosis — ker•a•to•sis [[t]ˌkɛr əˈtoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses ( sēz). 1) pat any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart 2) pat any horny growth • Etymology: 1880–85 ker a•to′sic, ker a•tot′ic ˈtɒt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
keratotomist — ker·a·tot·o·mist .ker ə tät ə məst n a surgeon who performs keratotomies … Medical dictionary
keratotomy — /ker euh tot euh mee/, n., pl. keratotomies. Surg. incision of the cornea. [1895 1900; KERATO + TOMY] * * * … Universalium
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
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
Keratotomy — A surgical incision (a cut) made into the cornea. A radial keratotomy is a surgical procedure designed to flatten the cornea, reduce its optical power, and correct nearsightedness (myopia). The procedure is called a radial keratotomy because the… … Medical dictionary
