keratoconus
English edit
Etymology edit
From kerato- + conus, from Latin cone.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ke‧ra‧to‧co‧nus
Noun edit
keratoconus
- (pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve.
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Translations edit
degenerative disorder of the eye
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