WordNet: glaucoma

an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness); "contrary to popular belief, glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure"

• hypernym eye disease

• hyponym acute glaucoma, angle-closure glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma

• hyponym normal tension glaucoma

• hyponym chronic glaucoma, open-angle glaucoma

glaucoma

• (suomi) glaukooma (synonyymi)

• (suomi) silmänpainetauti (synonyymi)