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单词 radial keratotomy
释义

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.

Origin of radial keratotomy

First recorded in 1975–80; kerato- + -tomy

Words nearby radial keratotomy

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British Dictionary definitions for radial keratotomy

radial keratotomy
/ (ˌkɛrəˈtɒtəmɪ) /

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

Word Origin for radial keratotomy

C20: from kerato- + -tomy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for radial keratotomy

radial keratotomy

n.

Surgical modification of corneal curvature to correct myopia by making symmetrical incisions into but not through the cornea.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for radial keratotomy

radial keratotomy
[ kĕr′ə-tŏtə-mē ]

A surgical procedure consisting of a radial pattern of corneal incisions, performed to reduce or correct myopia.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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