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keratorhexis

keratorhexis noun: rupture of the cornea.

Noun

keratorhexis (uncountable)

  1. Rupture of the cornea.
    • This area then was flattened out near the sclera. It was not cone-shaped as in keratoconus, but cylindrical. In differential diagnosis Jauernig considered keratoconus, keratectasia and keratorhexis.1955, Charles I. Thomas, The cornea, page 249
    • One patient experienced conjunctivitis-induced keratorhexis after multiple administrations of EMD72000 at DL 3 (1,200 mg), which resolved within 1 week after symptomatic treatment.2004 October, Udo Vanhoefer, Mitra Tewes, Federico Rojo, Olaf Dirsch, Norbert Schleucher, Oliver Rosen, Joachim Tillner, Andreas Kovar, Ada H. Braun, Tanja Trarbach, Siegfried Seeber, Andreas...

Origin of keratorhexis

From kerato- + rhexis.

Questions about keratorhexis

What does keratorhexis mean?
Keratorhexis means rupture of the cornea.
What part of speech is keratorhexis?
Keratorhexis is a noun.

Words near keratorhexis in the dictionary

  1. keratoprosthetics
  2. keratorefractive
  3. keratorefractometer
  4. keratorefractometers
  5. keratorefractometry
  6. keratorhexis
  7. keratorrhexis
  8. keratoscleritis
  9. keratoscope
  10. keratoscopes
  11. keratoscopic

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