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Definition
Glaucoma; an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and leads to progressive vision loss.
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How it's used
Medical terminology in Cantonese often mirrors written Chinese, but in clinical settings, doctors will use the term directly when explaining conditions to patients. It is treated as a serious health topic, so it is rarely used in casual banter or as a metaphor.
Examples
He recently discovered he has glaucoma during an eye exam.
Does glaucoma cause people to go blind?
Related words
Common phrases
to suffer from glaucoma
glaucoma screening
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- In 30 secondsThe whole language at a glance. No tenses, no plurals, six tones, sentence particles. Read this before you dive into any specific topic.
- ParticlesSentence particles add tone, emotion, and nuance. Learn the most common particles in Cantonese and how to use them.
- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
