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TATTOOING OF THE CORNEA

\tatˈuːɪŋ ɒvðə kˈɔːni͡ə], \tatˈuːɪŋ ɒvðə kˈɔːni‍ə], \t_a_t_ˈuː_ɪ_ŋ ɒ_v_ð_ə k_ˈɔː_n_iə]\

Definitions of TATTOOING OF THE CORNEA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Artificial pigmentation of the cornea (usually with India ink) for the removal of the cosmetic defect produced by a dense leukoma. [Polynesian]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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