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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
glaucoma /glɔːˈkəʊmə/

▶noun Medicine a condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight.

– derivatives
glaucomatous adjective.

– origin C17: via L. from Gk glaukōma, based on glaukos ‘bluish green or grey’ (because of the grey-green haze in the pupil).

'glaucoma' also found in these Oxford entries:

neostigmine - pilocarpine

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