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keratome

keratome noun: a surgical instrument for dividing the cornea in cataract operations.

Noun

keratome (plural keratomes)

  1. A surgical instrument for dividing the cornea in cataract operations

keratome meaning in Tamil

keratome in Tamil

கருவிழி வெட்டி, கருவிழிப்படல வெட்டி

Forms of keratome

pluralkeratomes

Origin of keratome

From kerato- + -tome.

Words formed from keratome

Questions about keratome

What does keratome mean?
Keratome means a surgical instrument for dividing the cornea in cataract operations.
What is keratome in Tamil?
Keratome in Tamil is கருவிழி வெட்டி, கருவிழிப்படல வெட்டி. See Keratome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is keratome?
Keratome is a noun.
What is the plural of keratome?
The plural of keratome is keratomes.

Words near keratome in the dictionary

  1. keratolytics
  2. keratoma
  3. keratomalacia
  4. keratomas
  5. keratomata
  6. keratome
  7. keratomes
  8. keratometer
  9. keratometers
  10. keratometric
  11. keratometrically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: keratome (page history and authors); keratome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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