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- Ancient Greek · derived fromκολόβωμα“the part taken away from mutilation”
- English todaycoloboma
From Ancient Greek κολόβωμα (kolóbōma, “the part taken away from mutilation”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
coloboma
Today it means: An abnormal hole present from birth in one of the structures of the eye, such as the lens, eyelid, or retina. Full definition →
Ancient Greek κολόβωμα