cataract
/ˈkætəˌrækt/
noun
- A medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, causing blurred vision.
- My grandmother had surgery to remove a cataract from her left eye.
- Cataracts are common in older adults but can be treated effectively.
- Reading became difficult for him after he developed a cataract.
- A large, powerful waterfall, or a series of rapids in a river.
- We could hear the roar of the cataract from a mile away.
- The boat carefully navigated the cataracts of the Nile River.
- The canyon was carved by ancient cataracts over millions of years.
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