cataract
Other forms: cataracts
If someone has a cataract in their right eye, their lens is cloudy rather than clear, so they have difficulty seeing. Luckily, cataracts are easily removed.
Cataracts, cloudy areas of the lenses of the eye, are often associated with old age. Cataract can also mean a large waterfall, like Niagara Falls. Even with cataracts, you can still make out a cataract. It's not a little waterfall; it's huge!
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an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eyetypes:cortical cataracta cataract that affects the lens cortexnuclear cataracta cataract that affects the nucleus of the lensposterior subcapsular cataracta cataract in the rear of the lens capsuletype of:eye diseaseany disease of the eye
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a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
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