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Meaning of 'glaucoma' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Glaucoma [ 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.

Meaning of 'glaucoma' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . glaucoma [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
Example in sentence:
  • contrary to popular belief, glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure

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