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ACUTE GLAUCOMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acute glaucoma mean?
• ACUTE GLAUCOMA (noun)
The noun ACUTE GLAUCOMA has 1 sense:
1. glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor
Familiarity information: ACUTE GLAUCOMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("acute glaucoma" is a kind of...):
glaucoma (an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness))
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