keratomileusis
[ ker-uh-toh-mi-loo-sis ]
nounOphthalmology.
a surgical procedure in which the cornea is reshaped to improve its refractivity.
Origin of keratomileusis
1First recorded in 1965–70; kerato- + Greek smī́leusis “carving” (with irregular loss of initial s- ), from smī́lē “knife, scalpel”
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