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angle-closure glaucoma

[ ang-guhl--kloh-zher glaw-koh-muh, glou-koh-muh ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.
  1. a type of glaucoma, abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, usually caused by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of angle-closure glaucoma1

First recorded in 1950–55

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