radial keratotomy

listen to the pronunciation of radial keratotomy
Englisch - Türkisch
(Tıp) radyal keratotomi
Englisch - Englisch
an eye surgery procedure to correct myopia (near-sightedness) using a series of incisions in the cornea, radiating from a central point (hence radial)
radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia
Keratotomy involving a radial pattern of incisions, used to reduce or correct myopia
RK
radial keratotomy

    Silbentrennung

    ra·di·al ke·ra·to·to·my

    Türkische aussprache

    reydiıl kerıtôtımi

    Aussprache

    /ˈrādēəl ˌkerəˈtôtəmē/ /ˈreɪdiːəl ˌkɛrəˈtɔːtəmiː/

    Etymologie

    () radial + kerat- + -otomy
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