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orthokeratology

orthokeratology noun: the creation of gas-permeable contact lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea to reduce refractive errors.

Noun

orthokeratology (uncountable)

  1. The creation of gas-permeable contact lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea to reduce refractive errors.

Origin of orthokeratology

From ortho- + kerato- + -logy.

Questions about orthokeratology

What does orthokeratology mean?
Orthokeratology means the creation of gas-permeable contact lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea to reduce refractive errors.
What part of speech is orthokeratology?
Orthokeratology is a noun.

Words near orthokeratology in the dictionary

  1. orthohyperkeratotic
  2. orthoimage
  3. orthoimagery
  4. orthoimages
  5. orthokeratological
  6. orthokeratology
  7. orthokeratosis
  8. orthokeratotic
  9. orthokinesis
  10. orthokinetic
  11. ortholattice

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