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kerato- or kerat- or cerato- or cerat-

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1. Horn; horny: keratosis.

2. Cornea: keratectomy.

kerat-, kerato-,

1 prefix meaning "horny, cornified": keratolysis, keratoma, keratonosis.

2 prefix meaning "cornea, corneal": keratoiritis, keratoleukoma, keratome.

cerato-, kerato-,

prefix meaning "cornea or horny tissue": ceratocricoid, ceratohyal, ceratopharyngeus.

kerato-

prefix for 1. Cornea–as in keratitis, keratocornea 2. Horny tissue–as in keratin and keratosis

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