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Staphyloma


Staphˊy-lo′ma

(-lō′mȧ)
,
Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
σταφύλωμα
, from
σταφυλή
a bunch of grapes.]
(Med.)
A protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye;
as, a
staphyloma
of the cornea
.

Definition 2024


staphyloma

staphyloma

English

Noun

staphyloma (plural staphylomas or staphylomata)

  1. (medicine) A protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye.
    a staphyloma of the cornea