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RADIAL KERATOTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does radial keratotomy mean?
• RADIAL KERATOTOMY (noun)
The noun RADIAL KERATOTOMY has 1 sense:
1. radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia
Familiarity information: RADIAL KERATOTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("radial keratotomy" is a kind of...):
keratotomy (surgical incision into the cornea)
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