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Albugo

ALBU'GO

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Noun.
The white speck in the eye, called the film, haw, dragon, pearl or cicatrice. Also a disease of the eye, occasioned by a white opake spot growing on the cornea and obstructing vision. It is called also leucoma, nebula, pannus oculi, onyx, unguis &c.

Definition 2024

albugo

albugo

English

Noun

albugo ‎(plural albugos)

  1. (dated) A leucoma.

Latin

Etymology

From albus ‎(“white”).

Pronunciation

Noun

albūgō f ‎(genitive albūginis); third declension

  1. albugo, leucoma, a disease of the eye

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative albūgō albūginēs
genitive albūginis albūginum
dative albūginī albūginibus
accusative albūginem albūginēs
ablative albūgine albūginibus
vocative albūgō albūginēs

Related terms

Descendants

  • English: albugo
  • Spanish: albúgine

References

Etymology

From Latin albūgō, from albus ‎(“white”).

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