keratoconus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A degenerative noninflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve.

Word forms

keratoconus

Etymology

From kerato- + Latin conus.

Related words

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