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—keratoplastic, adj./ker"euh toh plas'tee/, n., pl. keratoplasties.plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, esp. a corneal transplantation.[1855-60; KERATO- + -PLASTY]
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keratoplasty — [ker′ə tō plas΄tē] n. pl. keratoplasties [ KERATO + PLASTY] the surgical operation of grafting new corneal tissue onto an eye … English World dictionary
keratoplasty — Any surgical modification of the cornea; the removal of a portion of the cornea containing an opacity and the insertion in its place of a piece of cornea of the same size and shape removed from elsewhere. SYN: corneal graft, corneal… … Medical dictionary
keratoplasty — corneal graft; n. an eye operation in which any diseased parts of the cornea are replaced by clear corneal tissue from a donor. All layers of the cornea may need to be replaced (penetrating keratoplasty) or only the superficial layers, the deeper … The new mediacal dictionary
keratoplasty — noun (plural ties) Date: circa 1857 plastic surgery on the cornea; especially corneal grafting … New Collegiate Dictionary
keratoplasty — noun grafting or transplantation of the cornea … Wiktionary
keratoplasty — n. plastic surgery done on the cornea … English contemporary dictionary
keratoplasty — [ kɛrətə(ʊ)ˌplasti] noun Medicine surgery carried out on the cornea, especially corneal transplantation … English new terms dictionary
keratoplasty — ker·a·to·plas·ty … English syllables
keratoplasty — ker•a•to•plas•ty [[t]ˈkɛr ə toʊˌplæs ti[/t]] n. pl. ties srg plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, esp. a corneal transplantation • Etymology: 1855–60 ker a•to•plas′tic, adj … From formal English to slang
keratoplasty — noun a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor • Syn: ↑corneal graft, ↑corneal transplant • Hypernyms: ↑plastic surgery, ↑reconstructive surgery, ↑anaplasty,… … Useful english dictionary
