Taber's Medical Dictionary
keratotomy
(ker-ă-tot′ŏ-mē)
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1. Incision of the cornea.
2. Removal of the corneal epithelium, typically by scraping.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Keratotomy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755442/all/keratotomy.
Keratotomy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755442/all/keratotomy. Accessed October 2, 2023.
Keratotomy. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755442/all/keratotomy
Keratotomy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 October 02]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755442/all/keratotomy.
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