Coloboma

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An anomaly of the eye, usually a developmental defect, that often results in some loss of vision.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An abnormal hole present from birth in one of the structures of the eye, such as the lens, eyelid, or retina.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A defect or malformation; esp., a fissure of the iris supposed to be a persistent embryonic cleft.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In medicine: The part taken away in mutilation; a mutilation; a defect.
  • n. A defect in the iris, choroid, retina, optic nerve, or lens, due to incomplete or perverted closing of the choroidal fissure: also used for other fissures in the eye or its lids.
    • Word Usage
    "Loper, because of a hereditary disease, coloboma, was born blind in her right eye."
    Cross Reference
    coloboma palpebræ    bridge coloboma   
     
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