glaucoma

noun glau·co·ma \glau̇-ˈkō-mə, glȯ-\

medical : a disease in which pressure inside the eye causes gradual loss of vision

Full Definition of GLAUCOMA

: a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disk and gradual loss of vision

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Latin, cataract, from Greek glaukōma, from glaukoun to have a cataract, from glaukos

First Known Use: 1885

Medical Dictionary

noun glau·co·ma \glau̇-ˈkō-mə, glȯ-\

: a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disk and gradual loss of vision

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