glaucoma

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

glaucoma

Sinónimos

progressive blindness

Traducciones

Glaukom

glaucome

glaucoma

glaucoma

glaucoma

grüner Star

glaucoom

γλαύκωμα

glaucoma

glokom

زرق

الزرق

gözde karasu hastalığı

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɡlɔːˈkəʊmə/

Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλαύκωμα (glaúkōma, “an opacity of the crystalline lens”), derived from γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”).