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keratonyxis
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Ancient Greek
, meaning "horn puncture".
Noun
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keratonyxis
(
uncountable
)
(
medicine
,
archaic
)
The
operation
of removing a
cataract
by thrusting a
needle
through the
cornea
of the
eye
and breaking up the
opaque
mass
.
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