Meanings
LASIK1
alternative Lasik
- abbreviationuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of laser in situ keratomileusis: corrective eye surgery for various refractive disorders in which an excimer laser reshapes the cornea.
In LASIK surgery, a computer-controlled laser is used to reshape the cornea.
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After LASIK, most patients see well enough to pass a driver's license exam without glasses or contact lenses.
Lasik2
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of LASIK.
Another technique, PRK, is an older procedure superseded by Lasik and Lasek.
2006 November 24, Ed Ewing, “Consumer test: Laser eye surgery”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2014
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea, creating a corneal flap which contains both epithelial and deeper stromal tissues
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Indonesian lasik
- lasiklaser in situ keratomileusis
Japanese レーシック
- レーシック (rēshikku)laser in situ keratomileusis
Korean 라식
- 라식 (rasik)laser in situ keratomileusis
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
LASIK. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LASIK
“LASIK.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LASIK. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “LASIK,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LASIK.
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