LASER-ASSISTED IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis mean? 

• LASER-ASSISTED IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS (noun)
  The noun LASER-ASSISTED IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS has 1 sense:

1. a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea

  Familiarity information: LASER-ASSISTED IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LASER-ASSISTED IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis; LASIK

Hypernyms ("laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis" is a kind of...):

eye operation; eye surgery (any surgical procedure involving the eyes)

 Context examples 

LASIK - laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis - is one of the most common.

(Laser Eye Surgery, NIH)