aftercataract

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noun

A medical condition of clouding of the posterior lens capsule implanted in the eye in cataract surgery.

OriginEnglish cataract ← Middle English after- ← Old English æfter- →
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Meanings

nounaftercataract (plural aftercataracts)

plural aftercataracts

  1. A medical condition of clouding of the posterior lens capsule implanted in the eye in cataract surgery.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep(o)teros
  4. Proto-Germanic*after
  5. Old Englishæfter
  6. Middle Englishafter
  7. Englishafter
  8. Old Englishæfter
  9. Old Englishæfter-
  10. Middle Englishafter-
  11. Englishafter-
  12. Englishcataract
  13. Englishaftercataract

From after- + cataract.

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APA

aftercataract. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftercataract

MLA

“aftercataract.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftercataract. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aftercataract,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftercataract.

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