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Definition of Glaucoma
1. Noun. 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"
Specialized synonyms: Acute Glaucoma, Angle-closure Glaucoma, Closed-angle Glaucoma, Normal Tension Glaucoma, Chronic Glaucoma, Open-angle Glaucoma
Definition of Glaucoma
1. 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.
Definition of Glaucoma
1. a disease of the eye [n -S]
Medical Definition of Glaucoma
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