Glaucoma

Quick meaning: Glaucoma is a noun meaning (pathology) 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.

Meaning

(pathology) 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.

Example Sentences

Oh, I got the glaucoma, real bad.

Nearly all of the so-called noncongestive glaucomata are of Types 1, 2, and 3.

The development of latent glaucomata is usually slow and chronic, following the rhythm of primary glaucomata.

The term primary glaucoma designates that group of glaucomata, the cause of which is not yet known, in contrast to secondary glaucoma, which is due to some obvious cause.

Word Forms

• glaucomas
• glaucomata

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include simplex, glaucosis, lagophthalmia, gliopathy, ophthalmopathology, ophthalmopathy.

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