keratectomy

[ ker-uh-tek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌkɛr əˈtɛk tə mi /

noun, plural ker·a·tec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of part of the cornea.

Origin of keratectomy

First recorded in 1870–75; kerat- + -ectomy

Medical definitions for keratectomy

keratectomy
[ kĕr′ə-tĕktə-mē ]

n.

Excision of a portion of the cornea.