keratoconus

English

Etymology

From kerato- + Latin conus.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ke‧ra‧to‧co‧nus

Noun

keratoconus

  1. (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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