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ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does angle-closure glaucoma mean?
• ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA (noun)
The noun ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA has 1 sense:
1. glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor
Familiarity information: ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
acute glaucoma; angle-closure glaucoma; closed-angle glaucoma
Context example:
closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual damage in a couple of days
Hypernyms ("angle-closure glaucoma" is a kind of...):
glaucoma (an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness))
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