Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keratorefractive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ker-a-tore-frac-tive
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving modification of the shape of the cornea in order to reduce refractive error

Example Sentences

"For example, it has mostly been used in assessing optical quality as well as intraocular scattering changes in different kinds of refractive surgeries, such as after phakic intraocular lens implantation,[8 –9 ] and keratorefractive surgeries, including PRK, LASIK and femto-second laser small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE)."

Etymology

From kerato- + refractive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: kerato-
Suffix: refractive

Questions

What does keratorefractive mean?: Involving modification of the shape of the cornea in order to reduce refractive error
Where does keratorefractive come from?: From kerato- + refractive.

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