lasek

What does lasek mean?

lasek means "a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea".

How many syllables are in lasek?

lasek has 2 syllables: la-sek. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /ˈlɑsɛk/.

What is another word for lasek?

Close synonyms include laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis, E-LASIK. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lasek a common word?

lasek is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for lasek come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.