keratomileusis

[ ker-uh-toh-mi-loo-sis ]

nounOphthalmology.
  1. a surgical procedure in which the cornea is reshaped to improve its refractivity.

Origin of keratomileusis

1
First recorded in 1965–70; kerato- + Greek smī́leusis “carving” (with irregular loss of initial s- ), from smī́lē “knife, scalpel”

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