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Definition of: cataract
(kat′ə·rakt) noun
1. A waterfall of great size.
2. Pathol. Opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye.
3. A heavy downpour or flood of water; a deluge. [<F cataracte <L cataracta <Gk. kataraktēs <kata- down + arassein fall headlong]
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