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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ker•a•tec•to•my n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]

Surgeryexcision of part of the cornea.

kerat- + -ectomy 1870–75

'keratectomy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

photorefractive keratectomy - PRK

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