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LA·SIK   (lā'sĭk)   
n.  Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders, such as myopia.

[la(ser in) si(tu) k(eratomileusis).]
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LASIK

Acronym for laser in situ keratotomy, a procedure for eye surgery that corrects near-sightedness by using a laser to cut a flap in the cornea so that it flattens out. The end result is a better focusing of incoming light on the back of the retina.

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Main Entry: LA·SIK
Pronunciation: 'lA-sik
Function: noun
: a surgical operation to reshape the cornea for correction of nearsightedness,farsightedness, or astigmatism that involves the use of a microkeratome to separate the surface layer of the cornea creating a hinged flap providing access to the inner cornea where varying degrees oftissue are removed by an excimer laser followed by replacement of the corneal flap called also laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis
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LASIK   (lā'zĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders such as myopia.
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LASIK
laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis
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