keratoconus

keratoconus
/ker'euh toh koh"neuhs/, n., pl. keratoconi /-nuy, -nee/. Pathol.
a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
[1855-60; KERATO- + L conus CONE]

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