Glaucoma Definition
glou-kōmə, glô-
noun
Any of a group of related eye disorders characterized by increased pressure within the eye which impairs the vision and may slowly cause eye damage and total loss of vision.
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Other Word Forms of Glaucoma
Noun
Singular:
glaucomaPlural:
glaucomasOrigin of Glaucoma
Borrowed from Classical Greek γλαύκωμα (glaukōma, “an opacity of the crystalline lens”), derived from γλαυκός (glaukós, “clear”)
From Wiktionary
Latin glaucōma cataract from Greek glaukōma from glaukos gray
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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