keratectomy
noun
keratectomy is spelled K-E-R-A-T-E-C-T-O-M-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keratectomy means “An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keratectomy is keratectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in keratectomy?
| Letters | 11: K-E-R-A-T-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is keratectomy?
Keratectomy appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce keratectomy?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-keratectomy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keratectomy
- keratectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keratectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does keratectomy come from?
From kerato- + -ectomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).