See Also: kerato-(medicine)
kerato-(dictionary)

kerato- (iou)



kerato- combining form. Before a vowel kerat-.
[Greek, from kerat-, keras horn: see -O-. Cf. CERATO-.]
Chiefly Medicine.
1. Of or relating to keratinous or horny tissues.
2. Of or pertaining to the cornea of the eye.
keratoacan'thoma noun, pl. -mas, -mata a nodular growth of the skin which usu. heals spontaneously M20.
keratoconjunc'tival adjective of or pertaining to the cornea and the conjunctiva M20.
keratoconjuncti'vitis noun (a condition involving) inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva L19.
kerato'conus noun [Latin conus cone] Ophthalmology a condition of the eye in which the cornea develops a rounded apex M20.
kerato'derma noun a local or general thickening of the horny layer of the epidermis M20.
kerato'dermia noun keratoderma E20.
kera'togenous adjective producing horn or keratin L19.
kerato'hyalin(e) noun (Biochemistry) an amorphous protein found in association with keratin L19.
kera'toma noun, pl. -mas, -mata , = keratosis L19.
keratomalacia noun softening of the cornea associated esp. with vitamin A deficiency L19.
kera'tometer noun (Ophthalmology) an instrument for measuring the curvature of the cornea by observing images reflected in it (also called
ophthalmometer) L19.
kerato'metric adjective pertaining to or obtained with a keratometer L19.
kera'tometry noun measurement of the curvature of the cornea L19.
keratomi'leusis noun [Greek smileusis carving] surgical reshaping of the cornea to correct a refractive error M20.
keratoplasty noun (an instance of) surgery performed on the cornea, esp. corneal transplantation M19.
kera'tosis noun, pl. -toses , a horny growth, esp. on the skin; a condition marked by such growths: L19.
kera'totic adjective of or pertaining to keratosis M20.