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- [uh-kyoot glaw-koh-muh, glou-]
- /əˈkyut glɔˈkoʊ mə, glaʊ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-kyoot glaw-koh-muh, glou-]
- /əˈkyut glɔˈkoʊ mə, glaʊ-/
Definition of acute glaucoma words
- noun acute glaucoma 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) 1
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Origin of acute glaucoma
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45, glaucoma is from the Greek word glaúkōma opacity of the eye lens. See glauco-, -oma
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acute glaucoma popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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