corneal graft
- noun
- /ˈkɔrnɪəl græft/
- Specialized
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injerto corneal
- Some recipients of a corneal graft require lifelong medication to prevent rejection.
Examples
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The patient regained partial vision after undergoing a corneal graft.
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The doctor performed a corneal graft yesterday.
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Doctors recommended a corneal graft due to the severity of the corneal damage.
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After the corneal graft, her vision improved significantly.
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Doctors recommended a corneal graft due to the severity of the corneal damage.
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The patient regained partial vision after undergoing a corneal graft.
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After the corneal graft, her vision improved significantly.
Synonyms
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6.1
A piece of living body tissue moved from one person to another in surgery
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3.7
An organ or tissue moved from one person into another person's body
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4.4
An operation that moves an organ or tissue from one person to another to replace a damaged part
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3.9
A medical operation on the eye to fix sight problems
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6.4
The act of joining one thing to another so they grow together, like a plant branch or skin
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4.2
A surgery that replaces a damaged cornea in the eye with healthy tissue from a donor
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3.4
A surgery on the eye to fix vision or treat eye problems
An operation that replaces a damaged front part of the eye with healthy tissue from another person
A surgery that places clear tissue from another person on the front of the eye to help vision
Surface Forms
Morphology
If a learner knows 'corneal' (relating to the cornea) and 'graft' (a transplanted tissue), the compound meaning 'a graft of the cornea' — i.e. a cornea transplant — is directly and compositionally derivable. This is a standard medical noun–noun construction found across languages, so a B1 learner familiar with the parts would readily infer the surgical replacement sense.
Etymology
The term corneal graft combines cornea, the clear front 'window' of the eye, and graft, a gardening word for joining a healthy piece to a damaged one. One clear image is doctors placing healthy tissue from another person onto the damaged cornea, so the phrase means 'to replace a damaged cornea with healthy tissue'.