Hyphema


[hahy-fee-muh] /haɪˈfi mə/

noun, Pathology.
1.
hemorrhage in the anterior chamber of the eye, usually caused by trauma.

hyphema hy·phe·ma (hī-fē’mə)
n.
Hemorrhage into the anterior chamber of the eye.

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