glaucoma
/ɡlɔːˈkoʊmə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.01 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Professor Rosas, in his last work on Diseases of the Eye (Lehre von den Augenkrankheiten, Wien, 1834, p. 326), distinguishes three kinds of glaucoma, viz. glaucoma of the hyaloid, glaucoma of the retina, and glaucoma of the choroid. He makes no mention of lenticular glaucoma, which is much more common than any of the three which he particularizes. Indeed, vitreous, retinal, and choroidal glaucomata, are, to say the least of them, rare diseases."
- "Nearly all of the so-called noncongestive glaucomata are of Types 1, 2, and 3."
- "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."
- "The development of latent glaucomata is usually slow and chronic, following the rhythm of primary glaucomata."
- "Unfortunately, most of the older data are of limited value because the distinction between the various forms of glaucoma was often difficult and thus unreliable and because glaucomata are diseases of advanced age."
- "Oh, I got the glaucoma, real bad."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλαύκωμα (glaúkōma, “an opacity of the crystalline lens”), derived from γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: γλαύκωμα
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡlɔːˈkoʊmə/
- British English: /ɡlɔːˈkəʊmə/