epikeratoplasty

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English

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Etymology

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From epi- +‎ keratoplasty.

Noun

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epikeratoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural epikeratoplasties)

  1. (surgery) A form of keratoplasty in which the lenticule is sutured onto the cornea after removal of the epithelium