Hypermature cataract
hypermature cataract hy·per·ma·ture cataract (hī’pər-mə-tyur’, -tur’, -chur’)
n.
A cataract in which the lens becomes either dehydrated and flattened or liquid and soft, with the nucleus at the bottom of the capsule.
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