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    CLOSED-ANGLE GLAUCOMA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humorplay

    Example:

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

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("closed-angle 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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