buphthalmia

buphthalmia
buph·thal·mia (būf-thalґme-ə) 1. hydrophthalmos. 2. congenital glaucoma.

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  • Buphthalmĭa — (Buphthalmos, gr., Med., d.i. Ochsenauge), krankhafte Vergrößerung des Augapfels, meist durch Wasseransammlung, s. Hydrophthalmie …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • buphthalmia — n. abnormal enlargement of the eye (Ophthalmology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • buphthalmia — buph·thal·mia …   English syllables

  • buphthalmia —   n. enlargement of eye.    ♦ buphthalmic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • buphthalmia — noun see buphthalmos …   Useful english dictionary

  • buphthalmia, buphthalmus, buphthalmos — An affection of infancy, marked by an increase of intraocular pressure with enlargement of the eyeball. SYN: congenital glaucoma, hydrophthalmia, hydrophthalmos, hydrophthalmus. [G. bous, ox, + ophthalmos, eye] …   Medical dictionary

  • Ocŭlus — (lat.), 1) Auge; O. caesius, grüner Staar; O. duplex, eine Binde bei Augenkrankheiten, wodurch beide Augen zugleich verbunden werden, im Gegensatz zu O. simplex, wodurch nur ein Auge verbunden wird; O. elephantinus, so v.w. Buphthalmia; O.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Glaucoma — An eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eyes rises because of slowed fluid drainage from the eye. Untreated, it may damage the optic nerve and other parts of the eye, causing vision loss or even blindness. Two million Americans… …   Medical dictionary

  • hydrophthalmia, hydrophthalmos, hydrophthalmus — SYN: buphthalmia. [hydro + G. ophthalmos, eye] …   Medical dictionary

  • buftalmía — Eng. Buphthalmia Agrandamiento del globo ocular en niños como consecuencia de un glaucoma congénito. Buftalmos. Glaucoma infantil. Megaoftalmo. Megaloftalmía. Megaloftalmos. Hidroftalmos. Hidroftalmía. Ojo de buey …   Diccionario de oftalmología

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