ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does angle-closure glaucoma mean? 

• ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA (noun)
  The noun ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA has 1 sense:

1. glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor

  Familiarity information: ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

acute glaucoma; angle-closure glaucoma; closed-angle glaucoma

Context example:

closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual damage in a couple of days

Hypernyms ("angle-closure glaucoma" is a kind of...):

glaucoma (an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness))