glaucoma Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
- contrary to popular belief, glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure
WordNet
Glau*co"ma noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , fr. light gray, blue gray.Definitions
(Med.) Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball.
