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glaucomaeye diseaseacute glaucomaangle-closure glaucomaclosed-angle glaucomanormal tension glaucomachronic glaucomaopen-angle glaucoma

glaucoma

noun

1 glaucoma

An eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness).

Roget 435: green etc. adj.; blue and yellow; vert [Heral.].    emerald, verd antique [Fr.], verdigris, malachite, beryl, aquamarine; absinthe, cr=eme de menthe [Fr.].    [Pigments] ... show more

Dutch: glaucoom
Polish: jaskra, glaukoma


Moby thesaurus: ablepsia, amaurosis, benightedness, blepharitis, blind side, blind spot, blindfolding, blinding, blindness, blurring the eyes, cataract, cecity, choroiditis, conjunctivitis, cross-eye, darkness, defective vision, depriving of sight, detached retina, dim-sightedness ... show more.

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