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epikeratoplasty

epikeratoplasty noun: a form of keratoplasty in which the lenticule is sutured onto the cornea after removal of the epithelium.

Noun

epikeratoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural epikeratoplasties)

  1. A form of keratoplasty in which the lenticule is sutured onto the cornea after removal of the epithelium

Forms of epikeratoplasty

pluralepikeratoplasties

Origin of epikeratoplasty

From epi- + keratoplasty.

Questions about epikeratoplasty

What does epikeratoplasty mean?
Epikeratoplasty means a form of keratoplasty in which the lenticule is sutured onto the cornea after removal of the epithelium.
What part of speech is epikeratoplasty?
Epikeratoplasty is a noun.
What is the plural of epikeratoplasty?
The plural of epikeratoplasty is epikeratoplasties.

Words near epikeratoplasty in the dictionary

  1. epikeia
  2. epikeratome
  3. epikeratomes
  4. epikeratophakia
  5. epikeratoplasties
  6. epikeratoplasty
  7. epikeratoprosthesis
  8. epikleses
  9. epiklesis
  10. epikletic
  11. epikoros

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