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KERATECTASIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does keratectasia mean?
• KERATECTASIA (noun)
The noun KERATECTASIA has 1 sense:
1. abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye
Familiarity information: KERATECTASIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("keratectasia" is a kind of...):
astigmatism; astigmia ((ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people)
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