Synonymer

Uttal

    • IPA: /ˈkæ.tə.ˌrækt/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.katarakt

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. (obsolete) A waterspout
  2. A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.
  3. A flood of water
  4. An overwhelming downpour or rush
  5. (pathology) A disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness.

Exempel

  • The cataracts on the Nile helped compartiment Upper Egypt
  • His cataract of eloquence
  • Rarely, a dense, swollen neglected cataract precipitates an angle-closure glaucoma.

Böjningsformer

Pluralcataracts

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