keratomileusis
/ˌkɛɹətəʊmaɪˈl(j)uːsɪs/noun
keratomileusis is spelled K-E-R-A-T-O-M-I-L-E-U-S-I-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keratomileusis means “Improvement of the refractive state of the cornea, performed by cutting a thin hinged flap in the front surface of the eye and lifting it to access…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keratomileusis is keratomileuses.
How many letters and syllables are in keratomileusis?
| Letters | 14: K-E-R-A-T-O-M-I-L-E-U-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 keratomileusis?
Keratomileusis appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 keratomileusis?
- /ˌkɛɹətəʊmaɪˈl(j)uːsɪs/
- /ˌkɛɹətəʊmɪˈl(j)uːsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-keratomileusis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keratomileusis
- keratomileuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keratomileusis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Improvement of the refractive state of the cornea, performed by cutting a thin hinged flap in the front surface of the eye and lifting it to access the cornea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does keratomileusis come from?
From Spanish queratomileusis, coined by Spanish physician José Barraquer in 1963 from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”), equivalent to kerato-, + σμίλευσις (smíleusis, “carving”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).