Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ceratome .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Surg.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.
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- noun A
surgical instrument for dividing thecornea incataract operations .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Examples
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Make an incision through the upper quadrant of the cornea into the anterior chamber by means of a triangular keratome.
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The flap-creating portion of Lasik used to be done using a mechanical keratome, basically a high-speed metal blade that would create a flap while the cornea is under a suction cup.
Boing Boing 2009
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