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kerato·plasty (ker′ə tō plas′tē)

noun pl. keratoplasties -·ties

the surgical operation of grafting new corneal tissue onto an eye

Etymology: kerato- + -plasty

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