Etymology

keratoconus

ke·ra·to·co·nus
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Today it means: A degenerative noninflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve. Full definition →

Latin conus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromconus
  2. English todaykeratoconus

From kerato- + Latin conus.

Words from the same roots

Latinconus all →

conusossicone

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