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Radial keratotomy Moderate

Radial keratotomy has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia

2

an eye surgery procedure to correct myopia (near-sightedness) using a series of incisions in the cornea, radiating from a central point (hence radial).

See Also
cornea myopia
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
keratotomy
Rhyming Words
omy tomy romy homy momy nomy boomy roomy doomy stomy anomy atomy zoomy toomy sloomy dysomy eunomy ostomy disomy gloomy
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