KERATOCONUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("keratoconus" is a kind of...):

astigmatism; astigmia ((ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people)

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