Meanings
noun
- medicineA 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.
Origin
Translations
Catalan queratocon
- queratocondegenerative disorder of the eye
Chinese Mandarin 圓錐角膜 /圆锥角膜
- 圓錐角膜 /圆锥角膜 (yuánzhuī jiǎomó)degenerative disorder of the eye
Dutch keratoconus
- keratoconusdegenerative disorder of the eye
Finnish kartiopullistuma
- kartiopullistumadegenerative disorder of the eye
French kératocône
- kératocônedegenerative disorder of the eye
German Keratokonus
- Keratokonusdegenerative disorder of the eye
Hebrew קרטוקונוס
- קרטוקונוס (qeraṭoqonus)degenerative disorder of the eye
Hungarian keratoconus
- keratoconusdegenerative disorder of the eye
Italian cheratocono
- cheratoconodegenerative disorder of the eye
Japanese 円錐角膜
- 円錐角膜 (ensuikakumaku)degenerative disorder of the eye
Korean 원추각막
- 원추각막 (wonchugangmak)degenerative disorder of the eye
Polish stożek rogówki
- stożek rogówkidegenerative disorder of the eye
Portuguese ceratocone
- ceratoconedegenerative disorder of the eye
Russian кератоконус
- кератоконус (keratokonus)degenerative disorder of the eye
Spanish queratocono
- queratoconodegenerative disorder of the eye
Swedish keratokonus
- keratokonusdegenerative disorder of the eye
Tamil கூம்புக்கருவிழி
- கூம்புக்கருவிழி (kūmpukkaruviḻi)degenerative disorder of the eye
Turkish keratokonus
- keratokonusdegenerative disorder of the eye
Ukrainian кератоконус
- кератоконус (keratokonus)degenerative disorder of the eye
Cite this entry
APA
keratoconus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keratoconus
MLA
“keratoconus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keratoconus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keratoconus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keratoconus.
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