keratoprosthesis
Meanings
noun
- A surgical procedure in which a severely damaged or diseased cornea is replaced with an artificial cornea.
- The artificial cornea used in this procedure.
Word forms
Etymology
From kerato- + prosthesis. By surface analysis, kerato- + prosth- + -esis.
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