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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

Origin: 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

See LASIK in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders, such as myopia.

Origin:

Origin: la(ser in) si(tu) k(eratomileusis)

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