Keratoprosthesis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A surgical procedure in which a severely damaged or diseased cornea is replaced with an artificial cornea.
  2. 2
    The artificial cornea used in this procedure.

Etymology

From kerato- + prosthesis. By surface analysis, kerato- + prosth- + -esis.

Related phrases

Boston keratoprosthesis

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