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staphylomata

staphylomata is the plural of staphyloma.

Meaning of staphyloma

Noun

staphyloma (plural staphylomas or staphylomata)

  1. An abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through the eyeball.
    • Staphyloma is that disease of the eyeball, in which the cornea loses its natural transparency, rises above the level of the eye, and successively even projects beyond the eyelids […]1818, Samuel Cooper, A Dictionary of practical Surgery

Questions about staphylomata

What is staphylomata the plural of?
Staphylomata is the plural of staphyloma.

Words near staphylomata in the dictionary

  1. staphylokinases
  2. staphylolysin
  3. staphylolytic
  4. staphyloma
  5. staphylomas
  6. staphylomata
  7. staphylomatic
  8. staphylomatous
  9. staphyloncus
  10. staphylophage
  11. staphylophages

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