Definitions
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- noun (Med.) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.
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- noun medicine, archaic The
operation of removing acataract by thrusting aneedle through thecornea of theeye and breaking up theopaque mass .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek, meaning "horn puncture".
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"Toward the end of the second year, as was stated to me, the operation of keratonyxis was performed on the right eye, upon which a severe iritis ensued, terminating in atrophy of the eyeball.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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