Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, a white opacity of the cornea of the eye, the result of inflammation. Also called
albugo .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also
albugo .
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- noun pathology An
opaque area or scar on thecornea of aneye .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea
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Examples
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- Medicine, white spot on cornea of eye; leucoma; Botany, white rust.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Many of the alb-words are of course quite rare, or only in specialized* use, in English: albata ["white metal, German silver", SOED]; albugo ["=leucoma"; note Greek leukos, white]; albaspine ["whitethorn, hawthorn"]; and albite ["Min.
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The next day he gave the following testimony: "I the undersigned, can certify on oath, that five years ago, I examined Mary Côté's eyes, and found that the small-pox had produced opacity of the cornea of both, or the disease called _leucoma_.
The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation A Religious of the Ursuline Community
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The next day he gave the following testimony: “I the undersigned, can certify on oath, that five years ago, I examined Mary Cote's eyes, and found that the small-pox had produced opacity of the cornea of both, or the disease called leucoma.
The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation Anonymous 1880
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"Paul was smaller than children of his age; on his right eye he had from his youth a large leucoma; the eyelids had generally a catarrhal affection, and were in a state of suppuration.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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