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colobomatous

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col·o·bo·ma   (kŏl'ə-bō'mə)   
n.   pl. col·o·bo·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
An anomaly of the eye, usually a developmental defect, that often results in some loss of vision.

[New Latin colobōma, from Greek kolobōma, part removed in mutilation, from koloboun, to mutilate, from kolobos, maimed.]
col'o·bo'ma·tous adj.
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