radial keratotomy

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   radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia

   Broaderkeratotomy

Questions about radial keratotomy

What does radial keratotomy mean?

radial keratotomy means "radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia".

Is radial keratotomy a common word?

radial keratotomy 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.