
staphyloma
staphyloma noun. [stafɪ'lǝʊmǝ] Pl. -mas, -mata [-mǝtǝ]. Also (earlier) Anglicized as staphylome.
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staphyloma noun.
[stafɪ'lǝʊmǝ] Pl. -mas, -mata
[-mǝtǝ]. Also (earlier) Anglicized as
staphylome.
L16.[mod. Latin from Greek staphulōma, from staphulē bunch of grapes: see -OMA.]Medicine. (A) hernial protrusion of the cornea or sclera of the eye, usu. as a result of inflammation.
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