Usually means: Surgical incision into the cornea.
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  1. keratotomy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. keratotomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. keratotomy: Collins English Dictionary
  4. keratotomy: Vocabulary.com
  5. keratotomy: Wiktionary
  6. keratotomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. keratotomy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. keratotomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. keratotomy: Dictionary.com
  10. Keratotomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. keratotomy: Rhymezone
  12. keratotomy: FreeDictionary.org
  13. keratotomy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. keratotomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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

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  1. Washington State Definitions and Abbreviations of Vetrinary Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (keratotomy)

▸ noun:  (medicine) A surgical incision in the cornea.

Similar:
keratectomy, keratoplasty, keratomileusis, keratoprosthesis, keratonyxis, keratorhexis, keratome, keratotome, keratoscopy, tectonic keratoplasty, more...

Opposite:
keratoplasty, keratectomy, keratomileusis

Types:
rad, more...

Phrases:
radial keratotomy, astigmatic keratotomy, refractive keratotomy, keratotomy radial, delimiting keratotomy, more...

Adjectives:
radial, astigmatic, refractive, hexagonal, arcuate, trapezoidal, incisional, lamellar, posterior, previous, experimental

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Similar:
keratectomy, keratoplasty, keratomileusis, keratoprosthesis, keratonyxis, keratorhexis, keratome, keratotome, keratoscopy, tectonic keratoplasty, more...

Opposite:
keratoplasty, keratectomy, keratomileusis

Types:
rad, more...

Phrases:
radial keratotomy, astigmatic keratotomy, refractive keratotomy, keratotomy radial, delimiting keratotomy, more...

Adjectives:
radial, astigmatic, refractive, hexagonal, arcuate, trapezoidal, incisional, lamellar, posterior, previous, experimental



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