Definition of glaucoma Glaucoma
/glɔkowˈmʌ/ - [glokowmu] - glau•co•ma
We found 6 definitions of glaucoma from 6 different sources.
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What does glaucoma mean?
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NounPlural: glaucomas |
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| glaucoma - 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" | ||
| eye disease any disease of the eye | ||
| acute glaucoma, angle-closure glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual damage in a couple of days" | ||
| normal tension glaucoma glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal | ||
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Wiktionary 
- glaucoma (Noun)
An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve , possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- glaucoma (n.)
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.
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glaucoma
A group of diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure resulting in damage to the optic nerve and retinal nerve fibers.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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glaucoma
glawk-ō′ma, n. an insidious disease of the eye, marked by increased tension within the eyeball, growing dimness of vision, and an excavation of the papilla of the optic nerve—also Glaucō′sis.—adj. Glaucom′atous. [See Glaucous.]
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🔤- glaucoma, noun, singular of glaucomas.
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