Definitions for radial keratotomyˌkɛr əˈtɒt ə mi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ra′dial ker•a•tot′o•myˌkɛr əˈtɒt ə mi(n.)
a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.
Category: Ophthalmology
Origin of radial keratotomy:
1975–80
Princeton's WordNet
radial keratotomy(noun)
radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia
Wiktionary
radial keratotomy(Noun)
an eye surgery procedure to correct myopia (near-sightedness) using a series of incisions in the cornea, radiating from a central point (hence radial).
Origin: radial + kerat- + -otomy
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