keratoplasty

noun

a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor

Roots

keraskerato- · Greek · cornea plastosplast- · Greek · molded ia-y · Greek · surgical shaping

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The word keratoplasty breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: kerato, from Greek keras (“cornea”); plast, from Greek plastos (“molded”); and -y, from Greek ia (“surgical shaping”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.