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- [glaw-koh-muh, glou-]
- /glɔˈkoʊ mə, glaʊ-/
- /ɡlaʊˈkəʊ.mə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glaw-koh-muh, glou-]
- /glɔˈkoʊ mə, glaʊ-/
Definitions of glaucoma word
- noun 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
- noun glaucoma A condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight. 1
- noun glaucoma eye disease 1
- uncountable noun glaucoma Glaucoma is an eye disease which can cause people to go gradually blind. 0
- noun glaucoma a disease of the eye in which pressure within the eyeball damages the optic disc, impairing vision, sometimes progressing to blindness 0
- noun glaucoma any of a group of related eye disorders characterized by increased pressure within the eye which impairs the vision and may slowly cause eye damage and total loss of vision 0
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Origin of 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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Parts of speech for Glaucoma
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glaucoma popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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