radial keratotomy

noun

, Ophthalmology.

1. a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.

radial keratotomy

/ ˌkɛrəˈtɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. an operation designed to improve short-sightedness in which a number of cuts are made around the cornea to change the shape of it

radial keratotomy

/ kĕr′ə-tŏt′ə-mē /

1. A surgical procedure consisting of a radial pattern of corneal incisions, performed to reduce or correct myopia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of radial keratotomy¹

First recorded in 1975–80; kerato- + -tomy

Word History and Origins

Origin of radial keratotomy¹

C20: from kerato- + -tomy