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EYE DISEASE

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• EYE DISEASE (noun)
The noun EYE DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. any disease of the eye

Familiarity information: EYE DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

• EYE DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any disease of the eye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("eye disease" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eye disease"):

glaucoma (increased pressure in the eyeball due to obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor; damages the optic disc and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness))

keratonosus (any disease of the cornea)

trachoma (a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue)

leucoma; leukoma (eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea)

cataract (clouding of the natural lens of the eye)

"The exception proves the rule."
(English proverb)
"Man has responsibility, not power."
(Native American proverb, Tuscarora)
"The tail of the dog never straightens up even if you hang to it a brick."
(Arabic proverb)
"Anyone who lives will know trying times."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of glaucoma
Definition of keratonosus
Definition of trachoma
Definition of leucoma
Definition of leukoma

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