ker·a·to·plas·ty
(kĕr′ə-tō-plăs′tē)n. pl. ker·a·to·plas·ties
Surgery involving part or all of the cornea, especially corneal transplantation.
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keratoplasty
(ˈkɛrətəʊˌplæstɪ)n, pl -ties
(Surgery) plastic surgery of the cornea, esp involving corneal grafting
ˌkeratoˈplastic adj
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ker•a•to•plas•ty
(ˈkɛr ə toʊˌplæs ti)n., pl. -ties.
plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, esp. a corneal transplantation.
[1855–60]
ker`a•to•plas′tic, adj.
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keratoplasty
the surgical process of corneal grafting.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  keratoplasty - a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donorepikeratophakia - using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed; "epikeratophakia gave her a living contact lens" anaplasty, reconstructive surgery - surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue organ transplant, transplantation, transplant - an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago" |
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