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121keratose — [ker′ə tōs΄] adj. [ KERAT(O) + OSE2] 1. horny 2. having horny material in the skeleton, as certain sponges and some other invertebrates …
122keratosis — [ker΄ə tō′sis] n. pl. keratoses [ker΄ə tō′sēz΄] [ModL < KERAT(O) + OSIS] 1. a horny growth of the skin, as a wart 2. any disease characterized by horny growths …
123Ceratitis — noun Mediterranean fruit flies • Syn: ↑genus Ceratitis • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Trypetidae, ↑family Trypetidae, ↑Trephritidae, ↑family Tre …
124keratalgia — noun pain in the cornea • Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑hurting * * * /ker euh tal jeuh, jee euh/, n. Pathol. pain in the cornea. [KERAT + ALGIA] …
125keratoconus — noun abnormal cone shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia • Hypernyms: ↑astigmatism, ↑astigmia * * * ¦kerəd.ō¦kōnəs noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from …
126keratoderma — noun any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny • Syn: ↑keratodermia • Hypernyms: ↑skin disease, ↑disease of the skin, ↑skin disorder * * * ˌkerəd.ōˈdərmə noun Etymology …
127keratomalacia — noun softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue • Hypernyms: ↑symptom * * * ˌkerəd.ōməˈlās(h)ēə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from kerat + malacia …
128LASIK — noun a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea • Syn: ↑laser assisted in situ keratomileusis • Hypernyms: ↑eye operation, ↑eye surgery * * * ˈlāsik noun ( s) Etymo …
