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cataract

Definition

  • noun: a condition in which a part of your eye (called the lens) becomes cloudy and you cannot see well
  • noun: a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
  • often plural

Examples

  • His grandmother developed 'cataracts'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) white neck. Now come on. to avoid any undue stimulation. I trust you ladies will help me out with that? I've never seen anything like it, nearly blind from cataracts. I'm not sure if he can hear, bones indicate severe arthritis. His skin has lost all elasticity and his hands and feet are ossified. (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button