cataratta

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Sostantivo

cataratta (Wikipedia approfondimento) f sing (pl.: cataratte)

  1. (medicina) malattia degli occhi dovuta a perdita di lucidità del cristallino

Sillabazione

ca | ta | ràt | ta

Pronuncia

IPA: /kataˈratta/

Etimologia / Derivazione

dal latino cataracta o catarr(h)acta, dal greco κατα(ρ)ράκτης cioè "cascata, chiusa, saracinesca" derivazione di κατα(ρ)ράσσω ossia "cader giù"

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