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KERATOCONUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does keratoconus mean?
• KERATOCONUS (noun)
The noun KERATOCONUS has 1 sense:
1. abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia
Familiarity information: KERATOCONUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("keratoconus" 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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