epikeratoplasty

English

Etymology

From epi- +‎ keratoplasty.

Noun

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
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