keratoplasty

American

[ker-uh-toh-plas-tee] / ˈkɛr ə toʊˌplæs ti /

noun

plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.

keratoplasty British

/ ˈkɛrətəʊˌplæstɪ /

noun

plastic surgery of the cornea, esp involving corneal grafting

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keratoplastic

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

keratoplasties

plural

Etymology

Origin of keratoplasty

First recorded in 1855–60; kerato- + -plasty

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