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keratectomy definition

kera·tec·tomy (ker′ə tek′tə mē)

noun pl. keratectomies -·mies

the surgical removal of part or all of the cornea

Etymology: kerat(o)- + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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