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Keloid

 
 Large, sometimes dumbbell-shaped scars that grow out of the confines of the original wound. Keloids ... 
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Keratectomy

 
 a surgical procedure involving the excision or removal of any portion of the cornea. In a ... 
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Keratin

 
 The name for a group of proteins made by the keratinocytes in the skin. It is the principal ... 
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Keratinocytes

 
 The most abundant cells in the epidermis (95%), keratinocytes make the proteins known as ... 
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Keratitis

 
 an inflammation of the cornea. Inflammation may be caused by trauma as in an abrasion, RK, or PRK; ... 
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Kerato-

 
 a prefix indicating relationship to the ... 
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Keratoconjuntivitis

 
 an inflammation, infectious or auto-immune, of the cornea and ... 
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Keratoconus

 
 an abnormality of the eye where the cornea becomes deformed in the shape of a cone. This condition ... 
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Keratometry

 
 the measurement of corneal refractive power or curvature. The results are expressed in diopters ... 
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Keratomileusis

 
 a refractive surgical technique where a partial thickness circular flap of cornea is removed, ... 
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Keratoplasty

 
 the replacement (transplantation) of the cornea. Keratoplasty can be lamellar, involving ... 
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Keratotomy

 
 a surgical incision of the cornea as in radial keratotomy, involving radially or clock hour aligned ... 
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Klein (Tumescent) liposuction solution and method

 
 A special formula of sterile dilute salt water, adrenaline (natural simple human hormone that ... 
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