radial keratotomy

noun Ophthalmology.

a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.

Origin of radial keratotomy

First recorded in 1975–80; kerato- + -tomy

Words nearby radial keratotomy

radial engine, radial extensor muscle of wrist, radial flexor muscle of wrist, radial growth phase, radial index artery, radial keratotomy, radial motion, radial nerve, radial paralysis, radial saw, radial symmetry

British Dictionary definitions for radial keratotomy

radial keratotomy
/ (ˌkɛrəˈtɒtəmɪ) /

noun

an operation designed to improve short-sightedness in which a number of cuts are made around the cornea to change the shape of it

Word Origin for radial keratotomy

C20: from kerato- + -tomy

Medical definitions for radial keratotomy

radial keratotomy

n.

Surgical modification of corneal curvature to correct myopia by making symmetrical incisions into but not through the cornea.

Scientific definitions for radial keratotomy

radial keratotomy
[ kĕr′ə-tŏt′ə-mē ]

A surgical procedure consisting of a radial pattern of corneal incisions, performed to reduce or correct myopia.