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keratomileusis
[ ker-uh-toh-mi-loo-sis ]
noun
, Ophthalmology.
- 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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