cataract

[cat·a·ract]

If someone has a cataract in their right eye, their lens is cloudy rather than clear, so they have difficulty seeing. Luckily, cataracts are easily removed.

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A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.

Noun
a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice

Noun
clouding of the natural lens of the eye


n.
A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.

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 kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.


Cataract

Cat"a*ract , n. [L. cataracta, catarracles, a waterfall, Gr. , , fr. to break down; in the passive, to fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; down + to break.] 1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall. 2. (Surg.) 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. 3. (Mach.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.

A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.

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