Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coloboma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: colobo-ma
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal hole present from birth in one of the structures of the eye, such as the lens, eyelid, or retina.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κολόβωμα (kolóbōma, “the part taken away from mutilation”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *kelh₂-, κολόβωμα

Inflected Forms

colobomas (plural) colobomata (plural)

Questions

What does coloboma mean?: An abnormal hole present from birth in one of the structures of the eye, such as the lens, eyelid, or retina.
Where does coloboma come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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