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cataract

[kat-uh-rakt] / ˈkæt əˌrækt /
NOUN
waterfall
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His hearing declined; a cataract spread across his one eye.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Piush Khetan, the charity's India director, said they offer basic services which include a free eye screening and glasses for people in need as well as performing cataract surgery.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

The targets were backed up by £120m of extra funding which he said would be targeted at providing more outpatient appointments, diagnostic tests and treatments, including more than 20,000 cataract operations.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

He said doctors told him he’ll require surgery to remove the cataract before they can determine that.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2026

He watched as the scenery began to change, and the rolling steppe gave way to low grassy hills and then to higher land, with the occasional gorge or cataract; and still the boat steamed south.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

He struggled to feed, failed to reach developmental milestones and, at just six months old, underwent surgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital to remove cataracts.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

The Senate investigation determined that UnitedHealth’s internal guidelines explicitly advised employees to continue to add diabetic cataract diagnoses after patients had completed surgery to remove the cataracts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

When ozone levels drop, more UV rays reach the ground, increasing the risk of crop damage and contributing to higher rates of skin cancer and cataracts, along with other negative health effects.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2025

Tran’s medical bills from an ongoing battle with diabetes and cataracts and the costs of the increased security measures were the last straw for the family and the market.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2025

Ever since she set foot in the Catskills, she has talked about, and gone out of her way to find, cascades, cataracts, waterfalls, rills, riffles and niagaras.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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