Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radial keratotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ra-di-al k-er-a-to-to-my
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

8

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an eye surgery procedure to correct myopia (near-sightedness) using a series of incisions in the cornea, radiating from a central point (hence radial).

Inflected Forms

radial keratotomies (plural)

Questions

What does radial keratotomy mean?: an eye surgery procedure to correct myopia (near-sightedness) using a series of incisions in the cornea, radiating from a central point (hence radial).

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