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Glaucoma

Also called Eye pressure buildup

OphthalmologyImportant

Group of eye diseases with progressive optic nerve damage and visual field loss, most often associated with elevated intraocular pressure.

Korean

녹내장

시신경이 점진적으로 손상되어 시야 결손이 발생하는 안질환군; 안압 상승이 주요 위험 인자이나 한국에서는 정상 안압 녹내장도 흔함.

French

Glaucome

Groupe de maladies oculaires avec atteinte progressive du nerf optique et perte du champ visuel, le plus souvent associées à une pression intraoculaire élevée.

Word parts

  • glauco-Prefix(Greek: polio-) Gray, gray matter; (Greek: glauco-) Gray, bluish-gray
  • -omaSuffix(Greek) Tumor, mass

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