keratoplasty
(ker′ăt-ō-plas″tē)
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[kerato- + -plasty]
Corneal grafting. The replacement of a cloudy cornea with a transparent one, typically derived from an organ donor.
SEE: corneal contact lens
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Keratoplasty." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762424/all/keratoplasty.
Keratoplasty. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762424/all/keratoplasty. Accessed November 23, 2024.
Keratoplasty. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762424/all/keratoplasty
Keratoplasty [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 23]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762424/all/keratoplasty.
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