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LASIK (lā′sik)

noun

a type of eye surgery used to correct faulty vision: a thin, outer layer of the cornea is cut open and folded back temporarily so that the inner layer can be reshaped with an excimer laser
often written Lasik ′·sik

Etymology: las(er-assisted) i(n situ) k(eratomileusis) < ModL keratomileusis, a cutting of the cornea < kerato- + Gr (s)mileusis, carving < smilē, a knife; see in situ

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