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keratomileusis

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keratomileusis /ˌkerədōmīˈlo͞osəs, ˌkɛrədoʊmaɪˈlusəs /
▸ noun the surgical reshaping of the cornea, carried out in order to correct a refractive error.
– ORIGIN 1990s : from kerato- + Greek smileusis ‘carving’.