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]