Search Result for "angle-closure_glaucoma":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor;
- Example: "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual damage in a couple of days"
[syn: acute glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma, angle-closure glaucoma]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

angle-closure glaucoma n 1: glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual damage in a couple of days" [syn: acute glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma, angle-closure glaucoma]