What it means
Used for fluid leaving a part of the body. In glaucomaglaw-KOH-muhAn eye disease in which the optic nerve is damaged, usually with raised pressure inside the eye, leading to loss of vision.Full entry , poor outflow of fluid from the eye raises the pressure inside it. The outflow tracts of the heart are the paths blood takes out of the ventricles. Bladder outflow obstruction, as from an enlarged prostate, blocks urine leaving the bladder.
Related terms
glaucoma
An eye disease in which the optic nerve is damaged, usually with raised pressure inside the eye, leading to loss of vision.
benign prostatic hyperplasia
A prostate gland that has grown larger than normal, from growth that is not cancer.