SINCE 1828
radial keratotomy
noun
radial ker·a·tot·o·my
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Definition of radial keratotomy
: a surgical operation on the cornea for the correction of myopia that involves flattening it by making a series of incisions in a radial pattern resembling the spokes of a wheel — compare photorefractive keratectomy
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