glaucoma
/ɡlɔːˈkəʊmə/glaw-KOH-muh
/ɡlɔˈkoʊmə/glaw-KOH-muh
Meaninga blue-grey clouding
Common meaning: an eye disease raising internal pressure
- glaucgleaming; blue-greyLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 310 · scan
- omaGreek noun ending (-ōma)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek γλαυκός ‘gleaming; blue-grey’.
Roots
- γλαυκός Greek “gleaming; blue-grey”
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