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keratotorus

keratotorus noun: a corneal herniation accompanied by severe regular myopic astigmatism.

Noun

keratotorus (uncountable)

  1. A corneal herniation accompanied by severe regular myopic astigmatism.
    • In contrast to keratoconus, which can be regarded as an irregular deformity, there is keratotorus in which there is regular increase in curvature over a limited area of the cornea.1972, Arnold Sorsby, Modern ophthalmology: Topical aspects, →ISBN, page 246
    • The effect of such a peripheral ectasia may be the development of irregular astigmatism, although in this case it would result from keratotorus which is an inverse form of keratoconus.1980, Ronald A. Schachar, Norman S. Levy, Les Schachar, Radial Keratotomy, page 159

Origin of keratotorus

From kerato- + torus.

Words that rhyme with keratotorus

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Questions about keratotorus

What does keratotorus mean?
Keratotorus means a corneal herniation accompanied by severe regular myopic astigmatism.
What part of speech is keratotorus?
Keratotorus is a noun.

Words near keratotorus in the dictionary

  1. keratotomes
  2. keratotomies
  3. keratotomy
  4. keratotopographic
  5. keratotopography
  6. keratotorus
  7. keraulophon
  8. keraulophone
  9. keraulophones
  10. keraulophons
  11. Kerauneia

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