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keratectomy

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(ker′ə tek′tə mē)

noun pl. keratectomies

the surgical removal of part or all of the cornea

Origin: kerat(o)- + -ectomy

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noun pl. ker·a·tec·to·mies

Surgical removal of a part of the cornea.

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