[1895–1900; kerato- + -tomy]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cutback, frame of reference, hit-and-run, neon, slapstick-tomy is a combining form meaning “cutting, incision” of an organ, “excision” of an object,as specified by the initial element (appendectomy; lithotomy); also occurring in abstract nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -tomous (dichotomy)
Examples of 'keratotomy' in a sentence
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A 32-year-old man suffering from keratoconus was treated with radial keratotomy.
Raffaele Nuzzi, Elisa Buschini 2011, 'Penetrating Keratoplasty after Radial Keratotomy and Recurrent Immune Overreaction',Case Reports in Ophthalmologyhttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/324750. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Emergent keratotomy was performed to remove the embedded corneal foreign body.
Hsien-Chung Lin, Cheng-Hsien Chang, Horng-Jiun Wu, Hwei-Zu Wang 2006, 'Polymerase Chain Reaction Identification of a Hymenopteran Insect in the Cornea: aCase Report', Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09702347. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Grid keratotomy procedure was also performed in the second case.
José Luiz Laus, Felipe Antônio Mendes Vicenti, Ivia Carmen Talieri, Adriana TorrecilhasJorge, Aline Adriana Bolzan 1999, 'Primary entropion in persian cats Entrópio primário em gatos persas', Ciência Ruralhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84781999000400029. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)