glaucoma
An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or…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.
» I had an operation for glaucoma last year.
Ich habe mich im letzten Jahr wegen grünen Stars einer Operation unterzogen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ich hatte im letzten Jahr eine Operation wegen grünen Stars. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Glaukom, grüner Star
глауко́маglaukóma
глауко́маhlaukóma
an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
Examples
5 sentencesI had an operation for glaucoma last year.
deIch habe mich im letzten Jahr wegen grünen Stars einer Operation unterzogen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has glaucoma.
Tom's eye doctor determined that he has ocular hypertension without glaucoma.
Do you have glaucoma?
ruУ вас глаукома? — Ooneykcall
deLeiden Sie unter Grünem Star? — brauchinet
Zucchini prevents glaucoma.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλαύκωμα (glaúkōma, “an opacity of the crystalline lens”), derBorrowed from Ancient Greek γλαύκωμα (glaúkōma, “an opacity of the crystalline lens”), derived from γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”).
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Forms
plural: glaucomas / glaucomata| Singular | glaucoma |
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regular
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable