keratoplasty

[ker-uh-toh-plas-tee]

ker·a·to·plas·ty

[ker-uh-toh-plas-tee]
noun, plural ker·a·to·plas·ties.
plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.

Origin:
1855–60; kerato- + -plasty

ker·a·to·plas·tic, adjective
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Keratoplasty has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
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(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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keratoplasty (ˈkɛrətəʊˌplæstɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
plastic surgery of the cornea, esp involving corneal grafting
 
kerato'plastic
 
adj

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keratoplasty ker·a·to·plas·ty (kěr'ə-tō-plās'tē)
n.
Surgical replacement of an opaque portion of the cornea with a piece of cornea having the same size and shape. Also called corneal graft.

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