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ker·a·to·me·tric .ker-ət-ə-'me-trik adj* * *
ker·a·tom·e·try (ker″ə-tomґə-tre) [kerato- + -metry] measurement of the anterior curvature of the cornea with a keratometer; called also ophthalmometry.
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