LASIK
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LA·SIK
(lā′sĭk)n.
Eye surgery to correct certain refractive disorders, such as myopia, in which a surface layer of the cornea is temporarily separated and folded back to expose the inner surface for reshaping with a laser.
[la(ser-assisted in) si(tu) k(eratomileusis).]
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Noun 1. LASIK - a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
eye operation, eye surgery - any surgical procedure involving the eyes
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LASIK
abbr laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. V. keratomileusis.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.