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:
glaucoma
Plural:
glaucomas

Origin 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

Glaucoma Sentence Examples

  • Perhaps his two most important discoveries were his method of treating glaucoma and his new operation for cataract.

  • At 50 she was referred to a consultant who diagnosed glaucoma.

  • Particular attention is paid to disk evaluation to detect glaucoma.

  • How is closed angle or acute angle closure glaucoma treated?

  • Surgical treatment Many patients have surgery to treat glaucoma.

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