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cataractous
cat·a·ract C0155700 (kăt′ə-răkt′)n.1. A large or high waterfall.2. A great downpour; a deluge.3. Medicine Opacity of the lens or capsule of the eye, causing impairment of vision or blindness.
[Middle English cataracte, from Old French, from Latin cataracta, from Greek katarraktēs, kataraktēs, downrush, waterfall, portcullis, probably from katarassein, to dash down (kat-, kata-, cata- + arassein, to strike). Sense 3, from a comparison to a portcullis or other falling impediment or covering.]
cat′a·rac′tous (-răk′təs) adj.cataractous (ˌkætəˈræktəs) adjof or relating to cataractsEncyclopediaSeecataractcataractous
cat·a·rac·tous (kat'ă-rak'tŭs), Relating to a cataract.cat·a·rac·tous (kat'ă-rak'tŭs) Relating to a cataract. |