glaucoma

glaucoma is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 18 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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 eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball.
2. noun. an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)

   "contrary to popular belief, glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure"

Common word forms

glaucomas

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