Medical Definition of Congenital glaucoma
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An affection of infancy, marked by an increase of intraocular pressure with enlargement of the eyeball.
Synonym: congenital glaucoma, hydrophthalmia, hydrophthalmos, hydrophthalmus.
Origin: G. Bous, ox, + ophthalmos, eye
(05 Mar 2000)
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