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mə, glaʊ- noun
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)
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World English Dictionary
glaucoma (ɡlɔːˈkəʊmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a disease of the eye in which pressure within the eyeball damages the optic disc, impairing vision, sometimes progressing to blindness | |
| [C17: from Latin, from Greek glaukōma, from glaukos; see | |
| glau'comatous | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
glaucoma
1640s, from Gk. glaukoma "cataract, opacity of the lens" (cataracts and glaucoma not distinguished until c.1705), from -oma + glaukos, an adj. of uncertain origin, used in Homer of the sea as "gleaming, silvery" (apparently without a color connotation); used later with a sense
of "bluish-green, gray," of olive leaves and eyes. Homer's glauk-opis Athene could be a "bright-eyed" or a "gray-eyed" goddess. Gk. for "owl" was glauk- from its bright, staring eyes.
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Medical Dictionary
glaucoma glau·co·ma (glou-kō'mə, glô-)
n.
Any of a group of eye diseases characterized by abnormally high intraocular fluid pressure, damaged optic disk, hardening of the eyeball, and partial to complete loss of vision.
glau·co'ma·tous (-kō'mə-təs) adj.
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Science Dictionary
| glaucoma (glou-kō'mə, glô-) Pronunciation Key
A disease of the eye in which the pressure of fluid inside the eyeball is abnormally high, caused by obstructed outflow of the fluid. The increased pressure can damage the optic nerve and lead to partial or complete loss of vision. |
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Cultural Dictionary
glaucoma [(glow-koh-muh, glaw-koh-muh)]A disease of the eye marked by increased fluid pressure in the eyeball. Glaucoma can damage the optic nerve and may result in blindness if not treated. Surgery may be required for severe cases.
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Example sentences
Diagnosis and management of chronic open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
Acute glaucoma-- a sudden increase in eye pressure that is extremely painful and causes serious visual disturbances.
Seventy per cent of patients suffering from glaucoma risk blindness because they don't use their eyedrops regularly.
Glaucoma occurs when the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises.
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