Usually means: Surgical removal of corneal tissue.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word keratectomy:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. keratectomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. keratectomy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. keratectomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. keratectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. keratectomy: Wordnik
  6. keratectomy: Wiktionary
  7. keratectomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. keratectomy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. keratectomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. keratectomy: Dictionary.com
  11. Keratectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. keratectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. keratectomy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. keratectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Keratectomy: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Keratectomy: Merck Manuals
  5. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  6. Keratectomy: LASIK Eye Surgery Glossary
  7. keratectomy: Laser Eye Surgery
  8. keratectomy: Medical dictionary
  9. Keratectomy: Drug Medical Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis

Similar:
keratotomy, keratomileusis, keratoprosthesis, keratoplasty, kerectomy, keratonyxis, tectonic keratoplasty, keratome, keratorhexis, autokeratoplasty, more...

Opposite:
keratogenesis, keratoplasty

Phrases:
photorefractive keratectomy, superficial keratectomy, more...

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Similar:
keratotomy, keratomileusis, keratoprosthesis, keratoplasty, kerectomy, keratonyxis, tectonic keratoplasty, keratome, keratorhexis, autokeratoplasty, more...

Opposite:
keratogenesis, keratoplasty

Phrases:
photorefractive keratectomy, superficial keratectomy, more...



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