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 .