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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COLOBOMA

Col `o *bo "ma, n. [NL. fr. Gr. , the part taken away in mutilation, fr. to mutilate. ] (Anat. & Med. )

 

Defn: A defect or malformation; esp. , a fissure of the iris supposed to be a persistent embryonic cleft.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

coloboma

col o bo ma |ˌkäləˈbōmə ˌkɑləˈboʊmə | noun Medicine a congenital malformation of the eye causing defects in the lens, iris, or retina. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek kolobōma part removed in mutilation, from kolobos cut short.

 

Oxford Dictionary

coloboma

coloboma |ˌkɒləˈbəʊmə | noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a congenital malformation of the eye causing defects in the lens, iris, or retina. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek kolobōma part removed in mutilation , from kolobos cut short .

 

Spanish Dictionary

colobo

colobo nombre masculino Mono africano de cuerpo delgado, pelaje largo y sedoso, hocico aplanado, pulgares muy reducidos y cola muy larga no prensil acabada en un mechón .