NORMAL TENSION GLAUCOMA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("normal tension glaucoma" is a kind of...):

glaucoma (an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness))

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