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Glaucoma   /glɔkˈoʊmə/   Listen
Glaucoma

noun
1.
An eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness).



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acute glaucoma
angle-closure glaucoma
chronic glaucoma
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"Glaucoma" Quotes from Famous Books



... almost nothing to you of the reality which it stands for. You are satisfied with it as you are satisfied with the description of a disease. A friend tells you his eyesight is failing. You sympathise. "What is it?" you ask. "Glaucoma." "Ah! Glaucoma!" You don't know what glaucoma is. You are no wiser than you were before. But you are content. A name has contented you. Similarly the name of policeman contents you, seems to absolve you from further curiosity as to the ...
— The Author's Craft • Arnold Bennett


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