Medical term:

keratotome


keratome

 [ker´ah-tōm]
a knife for incising the cornea.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ker·a·tome

(ker'ă-tōm),
A knife used for incising the cornea.
Synonym(s): keratotome
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

ker·a·tome

(ker'ă-tōm)
A knife used for incising the cornea.
Synonym(s): keratotome.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

keratome

An obtusely angle-bladed ophthalmic knife, sharp on both edges, sometimes used to cut into the CORNEA.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

keratome

A surgical instrument with a sharp edge for incising the cornea. See keratomileusis; LASIK.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann

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