Clinical Diagnosis · Sensory System · Easy
Glaucoma
Meaning: Optic nerve damage, often linked to raised intraocular pressure, causing progressive visual field loss.
In practice: The acute angle-closure form gives a painful red eye with a fixed mid-dilated pupil and hazy cornea.
Word parts
- -oma means a lump, mass or tumour
Many medical words are built from Greek and Latin parts like these, so learning a few helps you work out new terms.
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Which word means: Yellowing of the skin and eyes due to excess bilirubin.
Answer: Jaundice
Which word means: Enlargement of the left upper quadrant organ that filters blood and removes old red cells.
Answer: Splenomegaly
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