coloboma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abnormal hole present from birth in one of the structures of the eye, such as the lens, eyelid, or retina.

Word forms

coloboma colobomas colobomata

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κολόβωμα (kolóbōma, “the part taken away from mutilation”).

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