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LEUCOMA
leukoma, leucoma
(noun) eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
leucoma (plural leucomas or leucomata)
(pathology) An opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye
Anagrams
• caulome
Source: Wiktionary
Leu*co"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also albugo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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