radial keratotomy

ra·di·al ker·a·tot·o·my

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Definitions of radial keratotomy words

noun radial keratotomy a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties. 1
noun radial keratotomy an operation designed to improve short-sightedness in which a number of cuts are made around the cornea to change the shape of it 0
noun radial keratotomy a surgical operation for correcting nearsightedness in which a series of minute, shallow incisions in a radial pattern are made in the cornea 0

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80; kerato- + -tomy

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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