coloboma

British  

/ ˌkɒləˈbəʊmə /

noun

1. a structural defect of the eye, esp in the choroid, retina, or iris

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Etymology

Origin of coloboma

C19: New Latin, from Greek kolobōma a part taken away in mutilation, from kolobos cut short

Example Sentences

Both Julia and Madeleine have a coloboma of the iris - a rare eye abnormality that affects one in every 10,000 babies.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

All three cubs were also born with eye and eyelid defects known as multiple ocular coloboma, passed on by their father.

From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2012

Of congenital anomalies the most commonly met with are coloboma and more or less persistence of the foetal pupillary membrane.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

Posey had a case of coloboma in the macular region in a patient who had a supernumerary tooth.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

In three generations twelve members of one family had either coloboma iridis or irideremia.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)