Definitions for keratonyxis

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  1. keratonyxis(Noun)

    The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.

  2. Origin: meaning "horn puncture".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Keratonyxis(noun)

    the operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass


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