EPIKERATOPHAKIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed

Example:

epikeratophakia gave her a living contact lens

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("epikeratophakia" is a kind of...):

corneal graft; corneal transplant; keratoplasty (a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor)

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