| cataract lens | Any lens prescribed for aphakia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cataract needle | A very narrow, needle-pointed knife used in discission of a cataract. Synonym: cataract needle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataract spoon | A small concave instrument for removing a cataractous lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataract-oligophrenia syndrome | <syndrome> A rare neurologic disorder characterised by cerebellolental degeneration with mental retardation; autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: cataract-oligophrenia syndrome, Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome, Torsten Sjogren's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataracta | Synonym: cataract. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataracta adiposa | Congenital cataract in which the degenerated lens is replaced with mesodermal tissue. Synonym: cataracta adiposa, cataracta fibrosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataracta brunescens | A cataract in which the lens is hardened and of a dark brown colour. In the 19th century, German black cataract meant gutta severa (q.v.). Synonym: cataracta brunescens, cataracta nigra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataracta cerulea | Coronary cataract of bluish colour. Synonym: cataracta cerulea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataracta electrica | A cataract caused by contact with a high-power electric current, or a lightning bolt. Synonym: cataracta electrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataracta fibrosa | Congenital cataract in which the degenerated lens is replaced with mesodermal tissue. Synonym: cataracta adiposa, cataracta fibrosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataracta nigra | A cataract in which the lens is hardened and of a dark brown colour. In the 19th century, German black cataract meant gutta severa (q.v.). Synonym: cataracta brunescens, cataracta nigra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataracta ossea | An obsolete term for an ossified cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataractogenesis | The process of cataract formation. Origin: cataract + G. Genesis, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataractogenic | Cataract-producing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataractous | Relating to a cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |