Definition of glaucoma in English:

glaucoma

noun ɡlɔːˈkəʊməɡlɔˈkoʊmə

mass nounMedicine

A condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight.
Example sentencesExamples
- He also has arthritis and is in the early stages of glaucoma, another disease leading to gradual loss of sight.
- In both uveitis and acute glaucoma, patients complain of deep, aching pain with loss of vision.
- There has been a lot of debate about whether high blood pressure increases the risk of glaucoma.
- One way round the ethical obstacle was to look at patients with normal pressure glaucoma because many of these were not treated anyway.
- If the rise in pressure is slow, pain is not a feature of glaucoma until the pressure is extremely high.

Derivatives

glaucomatous

adjective

Medicine

Vision may still be 6/6 even at the terminal stage of glaucomatous field loss (tunnel vision)
Example sentencesExamples
- Both eye pressure-dependent and independent factors are responsible for this glaucomatous damage.
- Conversely, about 15 percent of patients with otherwise characteristic glaucomatous nerve damage have a consistently normal intraocular pressure.
- A positive correlation of cavernous degeneration and glaucomatous damage was found in only 4 persons.
- Experimental evidence suggests that some neuroprotective drugs reduce intraocular pressure induced glaucomatous damage.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek glaukōma, based on glaukos 'bluish-green, bluish-grey' (because of the grey-green haze in the pupil).

Rhymes

aroma, carcinoma, chroma, coma, comber, diploma, Homer, lymphoma, melanoma, misnomer, Oklahoma, Omagh, roamer, Roma, romer, sarcoma, soma

Definition of glaucoma in US English:

glaucoma

nounɡlôˈkōməɡlɔˈkoʊmə

Medicine

A condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight.
Example sentencesExamples
- In both uveitis and acute glaucoma, patients complain of deep, aching pain with loss of vision.
- There has been a lot of debate about whether high blood pressure increases the risk of glaucoma.
- He also has arthritis and is in the early stages of glaucoma, another disease leading to gradual loss of sight.
- One way round the ethical obstacle was to look at patients with normal pressure glaucoma because many of these were not treated anyway.
- If the rise in pressure is slow, pain is not a feature of glaucoma until the pressure is extremely high.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek glaukōma, based on glaukos ‘bluish-green, bluish-gray’ (because of the gray-green haze in the pupil).

单词	glaucoma
释义	Definition of glaucoma in English: glaucoma noun ɡlɔːˈkəʊməɡlɔˈkoʊmə mass nounMedicine A condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight. Example sentencesExamples He also has arthritis and is in the early stages of glaucoma, another disease leading to gradual loss of sight. In both uveitis and acute glaucoma, patients complain of deep, aching pain with loss of vision. There has been a lot of debate about whether high blood pressure increases the risk of glaucoma. One way round the ethical obstacle was to look at patients with normal pressure glaucoma because many of these were not treated anyway. If the rise in pressure is slow, pain is not a feature of glaucoma until the pressure is extremely high. Derivatives glaucomatous adjective Medicine Vision may still be 6/6 even at the terminal stage of glaucomatous field loss (tunnel vision) Example sentencesExamples Both eye pressure-dependent and independent factors are responsible for this glaucomatous damage. Conversely, about 15 percent of patients with otherwise characteristic glaucomatous nerve damage have a consistently normal intraocular pressure. A positive correlation of cavernous degeneration and glaucomatous damage was found in only 4 persons. Experimental evidence suggests that some neuroprotective drugs reduce intraocular pressure induced glaucomatous damage. Origin Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek glaukōma, based on glaukos 'bluish-green, bluish-grey' (because of the grey-green haze in the pupil). Rhymes aroma, carcinoma, chroma, coma, comber, diploma, Homer, lymphoma, melanoma, misnomer, Oklahoma, Omagh, roamer, Roma, romer, sarcoma, soma Definition of glaucoma in US English: glaucoma nounɡlôˈkōməɡlɔˈkoʊmə Medicine A condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight. Example sentencesExamples In both uveitis and acute glaucoma, patients complain of deep, aching pain with loss of vision. There has been a lot of debate about whether high blood pressure increases the risk of glaucoma. He also has arthritis and is in the early stages of glaucoma, another disease leading to gradual loss of sight. One way round the ethical obstacle was to look at patients with normal pressure glaucoma because many of these were not treated anyway. If the rise in pressure is slow, pain is not a feature of glaucoma until the pressure is extremely high. Origin Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek glaukōma, based on glaukos ‘bluish-green, bluish-gray’ (because of the gray-green haze in the pupil).
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