English-Portuguese translations for cataract

• catarata
  Dois por cento da população aguarda operações às cataratas. 2 per cent of the population is waiting for cataract operations.
  Ainda acontece mais homens do que mulheres com problemas oftálmicos terem acesso a operações às cataratas.It is still the case that more men than women with sight problems are given the opportunity of having cataract operations.
  Especificamente, a camada de ozono assegura protecção contra a radiação ultravioleta nociva do Sol, que causa múltiplos problemas e doenças, incluindo cancro de pele e cataratas. Specifically, the ozone layer provides protection from harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun, which causes multiple illnesses and problems including skin cancer and cataracts.

Definition of cataract

• A waterspout
• A flood of water
• a clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision

Examples

• The cataracts on the Nile helped to compartment Upper Egypt.
• His cataract of eloquence

Related words

• catarrh
• anti-catarrhal
• catarrhal
• catarrhine
• procatarctic
• catarrhous
• pescatarianism
• cataract surgery
• catarrhal fever