PRK

pi ɑr keɪ

Definition

Definition of PRK - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: Photorefractive Keratectomy

TECH.

eye surgery using laser to fix vision

TECH.

My doctor recommended PRK for my vision problems.

laser eye surgery

photorefractive keratectomy

Acronym

acr: People’s Republic of Korea

Rare

official name for North Korea

Rare

The PRK is known for its strict government policies.

DPRK

Korea

North Korea

acr: People’s Republic of Kampuchea

Dated

former name of Cambodia from 1979 to 1989

Dated

The PRK was established after the fall of the Khmer Rouge.

Cambodia

Kampuchea

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Examples of PRK in a sentence

She scheduled her PRK for next month.
PRK has a unique political system.
The PRK's economy is heavily state-controlled.
The PRK played a significant role in Cambodia's history.
Many historical documents refer to the PRK era.

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French:PRK, RPDC, ...
German:PRK, Volksrepublik Korea, ...
Italian:PRK, Repubblica Popolare di Corea, ...
Spanish:PRK, República Popular de Corea, ...
Portuguese:PRK, República Popular da Coreia, ...
Chinese:准分子激光角膜切削术, 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国, ...
Japanese:PRK, 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国, ...
Arabic:بي آر كي, جمهورية كوريا الشعبية, ...
Hebrew:נִתוּחַ עֵינַיִם בְּלֵיזֶר לְתִקּוּן רְאִיָּה, הַרְפוּבְּלִיקָה הַדֵּמוֹקְרָטִית הָעַמִּית שֶׁל קוֹרֵאָה, ...
Russian:ФРК, КНДР, ...
Ukrainian:ФРК, НДК, ...
Hindi:फोटोरिफ्रेक्टिव केराटेक्टॉमी, कोरिया जनवादी गणराज्य, ...
Bengali:পিআরকে, কোরিয়ার গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী, ...
Catalan:PRK, República Popular de Corea, ...
Czech:fotorefrakční keratektomie, KLDR, ...
Danish:PRK, Folkerepublikken Korea, ...
Dutch:PRK, Volksrepubliek Korea, ...
Greek:PRK, Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία της Κορέας, ...
Hungarian:PRK, Koreai Népi Demokratikus Köztársaság, ...
Khmer:ការវះកាត់កែចក្ខុវិស័យដោយឡាស៊ែរលើកញ្ចក់ភ្នែក, សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាមានិតកូរ៉េ, ...
Korean:광굴절 각막 절제술, 조선민주주의인민공화국, ...
Persian:PRK, جمهوری خلق کره, ...
Polish:PRK, Ludowa Republika Korei, ...
Portuguese (BR):PRK, RPDC, ...
Romanian:PRK, Republica Populară Coreeană, ...
Swedish:PRK, Folkrepubliken Korea, ...
Thai:PRK, สาธารณรัฐประชาชนเกาหลี, ...
Turkish:PRK, Kore Halk Cumhuriyeti, ...
Vietnamese:PRK, Cộng hòa Nhân dân Triều Tiên, ...

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