glaucoma

/ɡlɔːˈkəʊmə//ɡlɔˈkoʊmə/

中文释义来自 ECDICT

古希腊语Ancient Greek约前 1500–前 300 年
γλαύκωμα‘an opacity of the crystalline lens’
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英语English
glaucoma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλαύκωμα (glaúkōma, “an opacity of the crystalline lens”), derived from γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”).

1(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.