kerato-

kerato-

, kerat- (ker'ă-tō, ker-at'),

1. The cornea.
See also: cerat-, cerato-.

2. Horny tissue or cells.
See also: cerat-, cerato-.

[G. keras, horn]

kerat-, kerato-

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

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

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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.

kerato-

, kerat-

Combining forms indicating the cornea; horny tissue or cells.
See also: cerat-, cerato-

[G. keras, horn]

kerato-

1. The cornea.

2. Horny tissue or cells.

[G. keras, horn]