ˌkäləˈbōmə noun
( plural coloboma·ta -məd.ə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kolobōma part taken away in mutilation, from koloboun to mutilate, from kolobos docked
: a fissure of the eye usually of congenital origin
• col·o·bo·ma·tous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|bōməd.əs adjective