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microkeratome

microkeratome noun: a precision instrument with an oscillating blade used to cut the corneal flap in keratomileusis.

Noun

microkeratome (plural microkeratomes)

  1. A precision instrument with an oscillating blade used to cut the corneal flap in keratomileusis.

Forms of microkeratome

pluralmicrokeratomes

Origin of microkeratome

From micro- + keratome.

Questions about microkeratome

What does microkeratome mean?
Microkeratome means a precision instrument with an oscillating blade used to cut the corneal flap in keratomileusis.
What part of speech is microkeratome?
Microkeratome is a noun.
What is the plural of microkeratome?
The plural of microkeratome is microkeratomes.

Words near microkeratome in the dictionary

  1. microkarstification
  2. microkatal
  3. microkatals
  4. microkelvin
  5. microkelvins
  6. microkeratome
  7. microkeratomes
  8. microkernel
  9. microkernels
  10. microkinesis
  11. microkinetic

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