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EPIKERATOPHAKIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed
Example:
epikeratophakia gave her a living contact lens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("epikeratophakia" is a kind of...):
corneal graft; corneal transplant; keratoplasty (a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor)
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