Definitions
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- n. The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek, meaning "horn puncture".
Examples
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"Toward the end of the second year, as was stated to me, the operation of keratonyxis was performed on the right eye, upon which a severe iritis ensued, terminating in atrophy of the eyeball.
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