# glaucoma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡlɔːˈkəʊmə/ · frequency rank #28,565

## Definitions
1. An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλαύκωμα (glaúkōma, “an opacity of the crystalline lens”), derived from γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`galucoma`, `gglaucoma`, `glacuoma`, `glauccoma`, `glaucmoa`, `glaucoam`, `glaucomma`, `glauocma`, `gllaucoma`, `gluacoma`, `lgaucoma`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/glaucoma