Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun corneal_graft

1 sense of corneal graft

Sense 1
keratoplasty, corneal graft, corneal transplant -- (a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor)
       => plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty -- (surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue)
       => transplant, transplantation, organ transplant -- (an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago")