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Glaucoma — Classification and external resources Acute angle closure glaucoma of the right eye. Note the mid sized pupil, which was nonreactive to light, and injection of the conjunctiva. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
glaucoma — m. oftalm. Enfermedad ocular que se caracteriza por un aumento de la presión intraocular, dureza del globo ocular, alteraciones del campo visual y atrofia de la papila óptica. Suele estar provocada por una producción excesiva de humores oculares… … Diccionario médico
glaucoma — 1640s, from Gk. glaukoma cataract, opacity of the lens (cataracts and glaucoma not distinguished until c.1705), from OMA (Cf. oma) + glaukos, an adj. of uncertain origin (see GLAUCOUS (Cf. glaucous)) … Etymology dictionary
glaucoma — (Del lat. glaucōma, y este del gr. γλαύκωμα, der. de γλαυκός, verde claro, por el color verdoso que toma la pupila en esta afección). m. Med. Enfermedad del ojo, caracterizada por el aumento de la presión intraocular, dureza del globo del ojo,… … Diccionario de la lengua española
Glaucoma — Glau*co ma, n. [L., fr. Gr. glay kwma, fr. glayko s light gray, blue gray.] (Med.) Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glaucōma — (Med.), s. Glaukom … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Glaucoma — vgl. Glaukom … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
glaucoma — |ô| s. m. Endurecimento do globo ocular, por excesso da tensão interna, que provoca uma diminuição da visão e dores de cabeça … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
glaucoma — sustantivo masculino 1. (no contable) Área: medicina Enfermedad ocular que se caracteriza por un aumento de la presión dentro del ojo y la atrofia de la retina … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
glaucoma — ► NOUN Medicine ▪ a condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight. ORIGIN Greek glauk ma, from glaukos bluish green or grey (because of the grey green haze in the pupil) … English terms dictionary
glaucoma — [glô kō′mə, gloukō′mə] n. [L < Gr glaukōma < glaukos (see GLAUCO ) + OMA] any of a group of related eye disorders characterized by increased pressure within the eye which impairs the vision and may slowly cause eye damage and total loss of… … English World dictionary
