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keratomileusis

[ ker-uh-toh-mi-loo-sis ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.
  1. a surgical procedure in which the cornea is reshaped to improve its refractivity.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of keratomileusis1

First recorded in 1965–70; kerato- ( def ) + Greek smī́leusis “carving” (with irregular loss of initial s- ), from smī́lē “knife, scalpel”

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