coronary cataract

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A cataract believed to be congenital, in which club-shaped opacities develop in the periphery of the cortex near the lens equator.

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His face turned red from the effort and for a moment I thought he might be having a coronary.
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In 2005, DOC paid $37,244 for one coronary bypass surgery and $32,897 for one kidney transplant surgery.
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Further studies found that these individuals had higher BMIs and were more likely to develop coronary heart disease.
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The Old Cataract Hotel, built in 1899, is owned by the Egyptian government but managed by Sofitel, a French luxury hotel group.
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A vast mountain of green water lifted up its bulk and fell upon us in a ravening cataract.
Uncanny Tales|Various
It was not a sea that came away; it was a mere enormous cataract that poured on irresistibly.
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Even as he spoke the dull growl of a cataract was heard, and, a few minutes later, the party came upon the ford of the river.
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The Baron de Wentzel was the most famous oculist of the day, and the discoverer of operations for cataract.
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See, Wharton, there is a man crossing in the very eddies of the cataract, and in a skiff no bigger than an egg-shell.
The Spy|J. Fenimore Cooper