Six months ago I had an operation for the cataract in my right eye.
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Cataract
/ˈkætəɹækt/
Synonyms for "cataract" (163 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (33)
ablepsiaamaurosisbenightednessblepharitisblind sideblind spotblindfoldingblindingblindnessblurring the eyescascadecataclysmcecitychoroiditischutecollapsecome downcomedownconjunctivitiscrash
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cross eyecross-eyedarknessdebacledeclensiondeclinationdefective visiondefluxiondelugedepriving of sight
Strong matches (49)
Related words (81)
gutta serenahoodwinkinginclinationinundateinundationiritiskeratitislack of visionlinnlose altitudemaking blindnappeniagaraniphablepsiaoptic neuritisoutpouringoverbrimoverflowoverrunoverwhelm
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parachutepartial blindnesspink eyepitchplummetplummetingplungepouncepourpour downpour outpour overprecipitatepsychic blindnessrainrapidsreduced sightretinoblastomariverrun oversaultsightless eyessightlessnessslopsloshsnow blindnesssoul-blindnessspatespillspill outspill overspiritual blindnessspoutstone-blindnessstoopstreamstysubmergeswampsweepswooptorrenttotal blindnesstrachomatrend downwardunenlightenmentunseeingnessuveitiswalleyewaterfallwaterfloodwatershootwellwhelm
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More general
6 entriesMore specific
8 entriesCollocations
6 entriescataract preventioncataract removalcataract riskcataract surgerycataract treatmentsenile cataract
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
68 translations across 51 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- γλαύκωμα noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Bikol Central
2 entries- katarata noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- muting noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Bulgarian
2 entries- катарáкт noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- перде́ noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Catalan
1 entries- cataracta noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Cebuano
2 entries- katarak noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- katarata noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 白內障 /白内障 noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Czech
2 entries- katarakta noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- šedý zákal noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Danish
3 entries- grå stær noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- katarakt noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- katarakt noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Dutch
2 entries- cataract noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- grijze staar noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Esperanto
1 entries- katarakto noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Faroese
1 entries- eygnastar noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Finnish
1 entries- kaihi noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
French
1 entries- cataracte noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Galician
3 entries- belida noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- catarata noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- pano noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
German
2 entries- Katarakt noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- grauer Star noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Greek
1 entries- καταρράκτης noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Hebrew
1 entries- תְּבַלּוּל noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Hungarian
3 entries- hályog noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- katarakta noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- szürke hályog noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Icelandic
1 entries- ský á auga noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Ilocano
1 entries- busa noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Indonesian
1 entries- katarak noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Irish
1 entries- fionn noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Italian
1 entries- cataratta noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Ivatan
1 entries- ruhaw noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Japanese
1 entries- 白内障 noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Khmer
1 entries- ទឹកធ្លាក់ noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Korean
1 entries- 백내장 noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Macedonian
1 entries- перде noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Malay
1 entries- katarak noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Malayalam
1 entries- തിമിരം noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Middle English
1 entries- cataract noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Navajo
1 entries- anázhiin yiibaʼ noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Persian
1 entries- آبمروارید noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Polish
2 entries- bielmo noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- blachmal noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Portuguese
1 entries- catarata noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Russian
1 entries- катара́кта noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- neul-sùla noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- mrȅna noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- мре̏на noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Shan
1 entries- တေႃႈ noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Spanish
1 entries- catarata noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Swahili
1 entries- mtoto wa jicho noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Swedish
2 entries- grå starr noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- katarakt noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Tagalog
1 entries- katarata noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Tamil
1 entries- பூ noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Thai
1 entries- ต้อกระจก noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Tocharian B
1 entries- surme noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Turkish
3 entries- akbasma noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- aksu noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
- katarakt noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Ukrainian
1 entries- катара́кта noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Vietnamese
1 entries- cườm khô noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Welsh
1 entries- niwlen noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Zulu
1 entries- umthuqu noun (clouding of the lens in the eye)
Sample sentences
31 total sentences available.
The WHO says cataract surgery could prevent 65 million people from becoming blind.
Source: tatoeba (8245905)
Almost all patients require corrective eyewear after cataract surgery.
Source: tatoeba (11469110)
The cataracts on the Nile helped to compartment Upper Egypt.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 31 available sentences.