keratorrhexis etymology

English word keratorrhexis comes from English rhexis, English kerato- (Cornea. Horn.)

Detailed word origin of keratorrhexis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
rhexis English (eng) (medicine, especially, _, ophthalmology) The rupture of an organ.
kerato- English (eng) Cornea. Horn.
keratorrhexis English (eng) Rupture of the cornea.

Words with the same origin as keratorrhexis

Descendants of rhexis
karyorrhectic
Descendants of kerato-
atopic keratoconjunctivitis herpetic keratoconjunctivitis keratoangioma keratoatrophoderma keratoconjunctivitis keratocyst keratocyte keratoelastoidosis keratogenetic keratogenic keratogenous keratogram keratohyalin keratoid keratometer keratophyte keratoplasty keratoprosthetic keratorefractive keratoscopic keratoscopy keratosulfate keratotome phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis