- glaucoma (n.)
[glaucoma 词源字典]
- 1640s (cataracts and glaucoma not distinguished until c. 1705), from Latinized form of Greek glaukoma "cataract, opacity of the lens," perhaps from glaukommatos "gray-eyed," with omma "the eye" + glaukos, an adjective of uncertain origin (see glaucous).[glaucoma etymology, glaucoma origin, 英语词源]