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keratoconus

[ ker-uh-toh-koh-nuhs ]

noun

, Pathology.
, plural ker·a·to·co·ni [ker-, uh, -toh-, koh, -nahy, -nee].
  1. a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of keratoconus1

1855–60; kerato- + Latin cōnus cone

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