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Definitions for Glaucoma
[1] Ophthalmology . abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma) .
[2] a disease of the eye in which pressure within the eyeball damages the optic disc, impairing vision, sometimes progressing to blindness
Words nearby Glaucoma
glauberite, glauce, glaucescent, glauco-, glaucodot, glaucoma, glaucomatous cataract, glaucomatous cup, glaucomatous halo, glauconite, glaucophane
Origin of Glaucoma
First recorded in 1635–45, glaucoma is from the Greek word glaúkōma opacity of the eye lens. See glauco-, -oma
Other words from Glaucoma
glau·co·ma·tous [glaw-koh -muh -tuh s, -kom -uh -, glou-] /glɔˈkoʊ mə təs, -ˈkɒm ə-, glaʊ-/ , adjective
glau•co′ ma•tous (-kō′ mə-təs ) adj.
Word origin for Glaucoma
C17: from Latin, from Greek glaukōma, from glaukos; see glaucous