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keratectasia

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keratectasia /ker·a·tec·ta·sia/ (ker″ah-tek-ta´zhah) protrusion of a thinned, scarred cornea.
ker·a·tec·ta·sia (kr-tk-tzh)
n.
A thinning and herniation of the cornea.
keratectasia [ker″ah-tek-ta´zhah]
protrusion of a thin, scarred cornea.
keratectasia
protrusion of a thin, scarred cornea.
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