Look up: cataract

1. cataract
   [n] - clouding of the natural lens of the eye 2. [n] - a large waterfall
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2. Cataract
   Lens opacities resulting from trauma (a penetrating wound or severe blow), heat (glassworker`s eye) and irradiation (lasers and microwaves). Cataracts can be removed and replaced by artificial lenses or contact lenses.
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3. Cataract
   a clouding of the lens or cornea of the eye which obscures vision.
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4. cataract
   clouding of the lens of the eye.
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5. Cataract
   a disorder in which the lens of the eye becomes less transparent and in some cases a milky white, making vision less clear
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6. Cataract
   A translucent elastic substance of the body. It lines the ends of bones, which form joints, and is also found in other parts of the body such as the nose and ears
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7. Cataract
   A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye. They usually develop over a period of time and vision slowly becomes blurred.
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8. cataract
   An opaque lens inhibiting vision, quite common in older people
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9. Cataract
   Opacity in the lens of the eye which may be partial or complete.
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10. Cataract
    Cataract: A clouding of the lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin-sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy. The result is much like smearing grease over the lens of a camera. It impairs normal vision. There are many causes of cataracts including cortisone medication, trauma, diabetes, man...
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11. cataract
    a loss of transparency of the lens of the eye or of its capsule Category: Medicine • partial or complete loss of transparency of the crystalline lens or its capsule; an opacity of the crystalline lens or its capsule Category: Medicine
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12. cataract
    Opacity of the lens of the eye.
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13. Cataract
    Cat'a·ract noun [ Latin cataracta , catarracles , a waterfall, Greek ..., ..., from ... to break down; in the passive, to fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; kata` down + ... to break.] 1. A great fall of water over ...
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14. cataract
    <ophthalmology> An ocular opacity, partial or complete, of one or both eyes, on or in the lens or capsule, especially an opacity impairing vision or causing blindness. ... The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or aetiology (cause and time of occu...
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15. cataract
    noun a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
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16. cataract
    noun clouding of the natural lens of the eye
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17. cataract
    a waterfall or rapid
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18. cataract
    (kat´ә-rakt) opacity of the lens or lens capsule of the eye; the great majority of cases are what are called “senile cataracts,” and are apparently a part of the aging process of the human body. In some cases, cataracts result from injury to the eye, exposure to great heat or radiation, or inherited ...
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19. Cataract
    • (n.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight. • (n.) A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall. • (n.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engi...
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20. cataract
    opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye. Cataracts occur in 50 percent of people between the ages of 65 and 74 and in 70 percent of people over ... [7 related articles]
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21. cataract
    a waterfall (q.v.), especially one containing great volumes of water rushing over a precipice.
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22. cataract
    (L. cataracta, from Gr. katarrakts waterfall, floodgate, portcullis (perhaps because an ocular opacity and a portcullis are obstructions) an opacity, partial or complete, of one or both eyes, on or in the lens or capsule, especially an opacity impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of...
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23. cataract
    
    • clouding of the natural lens of the eye
    • a steep descent of the water of a river
    
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24. cataract
    cataract, in medicine, opacity of the lens of the eye, which impairs vision. In the young, cataracts are generally congenital or hereditary; later they are usually the result of degenerative changes brought on by aging or systemic disease (diabetes). Cataracts brought on by aging are most common; mo...
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25. Cataract
    In geography a cataract is a large waterfall, or series of waterfalls.
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