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keratomileuses

keratomileuses is the plural of keratomileusis.

Meaning of keratomileusis

Noun

keratomileusis (usually uncountable, plural keratomileuses)

  1. (usually) Improvement of the refractive state of the cornea, performed by cutting a thin hinged flap in the front surface of the eye and lifting it to access the cornea.
    • The most popular form of laser eye surgery is "laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis," or Lasik for short. More than 85% of laser eye surgery patients in Europe and the US opt for it.2006 November 24, Ed Ewing, “Consumer test: Laser eye surgery”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2014

Questions about keratomileuses

What is keratomileuses the plural of?
Keratomileuses is the plural of keratomileusis.

Words near keratomileuses in the dictionary

  1. keratometers
  2. keratometric
  3. keratometrically
  4. keratometries
  5. keratometry
  6. keratomileuses
  7. keratomileusis
  8. keratomycosis
  9. keratomycotic
  10. keraton
  11. keratons

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