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PRONUNCIATION OF LEUCOMA

leucoma  [luːˈkəʊmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEUCOMA

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Leucoma is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LEUCOMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of leucoma in the English dictionary

The definition of leucoma in the dictionary is a white opaque scar of the cornea.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEUCOMA


angiosarcoma
ˌændʒɪəʊsɑːˈkəʊmə
aroma
əˈrəʊmə
beachcomber
ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊmə
carcinoma
ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə
carcinosarcoma
ˌkɑːsɪnəʊˈsɑːkəʊmə
coma
ˈkəʊmə
comber
ˈkəʊmə
diploma
dɪˈpləʊmə
fibrosarcoma
ˌfaɪbrəʊsɑːˈkəʊmə
glaucoma
ɡlɔːˈkəʊmə
homer
ˈhəʊmə
loma
ˈləʊmə
lymphosarcoma
ˌlɪmfəʊsɑːˈkəʊmə
Oklahoma
ˌəʊkləˈhəʊmə
osteosarcoma
ˌɒstɪəʊˌsɑːˈkəʊmə
sarcoma
sɑːˈkəʊmə
semicoma
ˌsɛmɪˈkəʊmə
soma
ˈsəʊmə
Tacoma
təˈkəʊmə
trachoma
trəˈkəʊmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEUCOMA

leucocytopenia
leucocytopoiesis
leucocytoses
leucocytosis
leucocytotic
leucodepleted
leucoderma
leucodermal
leucodermia
leucodermic
leucomaine
leucomata
leucopenia
leucopenic
leucoplakia
leucoplast
leucoplastid
leucopoieses
leucopoiesis
leucopoietic

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEUCOMA

acoustic neuroma
adenocarcinoma
boma
chroma
Dodoma
Ewing´s sarcoma
food coma
groma
homa
Kaposi´s sarcoma
lymphoma
melanoma
mesothelioma
myeloma
narcoma
noma
Roma
stroma
teratoma
vegetative coma

Synonyms and antonyms of leucoma in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «leucoma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEUCOMA

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白斑
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leucoma
570 millions of speakers

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leucoma
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Translator English - Hindi

leucoma
380 millions of speakers
ar

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leucoma
280 millions of speakers

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leucoma
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leucoma
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Translator English - Bengali

চোখের অচ্ছোদপটলের অস্বচ্ছতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

leucoma
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Leucoma
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Translator English - German

Nebelfleck
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Translator English - Japanese

白斑
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

leucoma
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leucoma
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

leucoma
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விழிப்பாவையில் வெண் புள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ल्युकोमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korneada oluşan beyaz leke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leucoma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leucoma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

leucoma
40 millions of speakers

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leucoma
30 millions of speakers
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leucoma
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leucoma
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

leucoma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leucoma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leucoma

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEUCOMA»

The term «leucoma» is normally little used and occupies the 148.378 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEUCOMA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leucoma

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEUCOMA»

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Ophthalmology
Depending on the density, corneal opacity is graded as nebula, macula and leucoma. 1 . Nebular corneal opacity. It is a faint opacity which results due to superficial scars involving Bowman's layer and superficial stroma (Fig. 5.13A). A thin ...
Khurana, 2003
2
Clinical Examination in Ophthalmology
Nebula-not deeper than Bowman's membrane 2. Macula-depth up to anterior stroma 3. Leucoma-depth up to posterior stroma 4. Adherent leucoma-an opacity in which iris is incarcerated or was incarcerated Clinical uses of rose bengal Rose ...
Mukherjee, 2006
3
The Natural and morbid changes of the human eye, and their ...
(Partial Leucoma), and which prevents a view of the parts behind it. The leucoma may have the colour of chalk or of fibrous tissue. It may be well-defined, surrounded by cornea, or shaded off. It may extend to a limited depth into the cornea, ...
Charles Bader, 1868
4
Ophthalmic Surgery and Treatment: With Advice on the Use and ...
severe pustular corneitis. Large bloodvessels pass, sometimes, through the leucoma. In leucoma, as'in nebula, we sometimes find (on microscopic examination) the opacity to consist of new, ill-shaped cellstrata, situated between the lamellae ...
John Phillips, 1869
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A practical treatise on the diseases of the eye
result of cicatrization. A loss of substance in the cornea by ulceration, and a partial filling up of that loss by granulation, always precedes the formation of leucoma, which indeed is synonymous with opaque cicatrice. Leucoma may in general be ...
William Mackenzie, 1830
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A Treatise on the Diseases of Children with Directions for ...
Leucoma, or Speck of the Eye. T his is often a consequence of long continued ophthalmias, and is mentioned by Dr. Armstrong amongst the diseases of children, in his second edition. He directs a variety of things for the cure of it, which he ...
Michaël Underwood (pédiatre), 1799
7
Parsons' Diseases of the Eye
15.3 The optical effect of a small central or paracentral complete leucoma. Light falling upon it is not irregularly refracted and does not distort the retinal image. macula or a macular corneal opacity; if very dense and white and totally opaque  ...
Ramanjit Sihota & Radhika Tandon, 2011
8
Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmology
3.8.11), macula (Figs 3.8.12A and B), leucoma (Figs 3.8.13A and B), adherent leucoma (Figs 3.8.14A and B), vascularization may occur in any form of opacity ( Figs 3.8.15 and 3.8.16) I Sudden perforation may result in extrusion of the contents ...
Samar K. Basak, 2013
9
The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a ...
The case which suggested it was that ofa girl, twenty-two years of age, who had lost the left eye from purulent ophthalmia in infancy, and in whom the right was almost blind from leucoma of nearly the whole cornea. Various means had been  ...
William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan, 1842
10
Antiseptic Prophylaxis and Therapy in Ocular Infections: ...
Keratitis Corneal leucoma is the second cause of blindness worldwide after cataract. It comprises a large variety of aetiologies like trachoma, onchocerciasis, xerophthalmia, leprosy, trauma and keratitis of various origin. Keratitis and corneal ...
Axel Kramer, Wolfgang Behrens-Baumann, 2002

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEUCOMA»

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Puedes tatuarte hasta los ojos, el del culo también
El tatuaje sobre la esclerótica era una práctica médica común a finales del siglo XIX y a principios del XX para la corrección de leucoma ... «ZoomNews, Aug 13»
2
Public asked to report sightings of non-native White Satin Moths
The effort will help the department determine how widespread and severe the White Satin Moth, Leucoma salicis, infestation is in the area, ... «The Record-Courier, Jul 13»
3
From the Odyssey to Kobayashi: A brief history of the hot dog
Wherefore also a certain rustic, who had leucoma in his two eyes, came to make fun of him. Symeon anointed his eyes with mustard. The man ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 13»
4
Satin Moths are Here! ...and it's not a Good Thing
I read a report that Satin moths (Leucoma salicis) have been found in a few neighborhoods. These admittedly attractive satiny pure white moths ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 12»

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