Definition
Relating to or resembling a cataract, especially referring to the turbulent, rushing quality of water or the eye condition.
Etymology
Formed from 'cataract' (from Greek 'katarrhaktes,' waterfall) with the suffix '-al,' meaning 'of or relating to.' The adjective bridges the two meanings of cataract—waterfalls and eye disease.
Kelly Says
The word 'cataract' has two completely different meanings that share the same etymology because ancient doctors thought clouded eyes looked like rushing water obscuring vision—a poetic observation that stuck in medical terminology.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካላትራክት
ka-la-tra-k-t
ARالعربية
القطار
al-qatar
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটারাক্টাল
ka-ta-ra-k-ta-l
CACatalà
cataractal
kata-rak-tal
CSČeština
kataraktal
kata-rak-tal
DADansk
kataraktal
kata-rak-tal
DEDeutsch
Katarakt
ka-ta-rakt
ELΕλληνικά
καταρράκτη
ka-ta-rak-ti
ESEspañol
cataractal
kata-rak-ta-l
FAفارسی
کاتارکتال
ka-ta-ra-kat-al
FISuomi
kataraktaali
kata-ra-kta-ali
FRFrançais
cataractal
kata-rak-ta-l
GUGU
કેટારેક્ટલ
ke-ta-re-k-tal
HAHA
kataraktal
ka-ta-ra-k-tal
HEעברית
קטראקטי
kat-ra-kti
HIहिन्दी
कैटराक्टल
ka-ta-rak-tal
HUMagyar
kataraktal
kata-rak-tal
IDBahasa Indonesia
kateraktal
ka-te-ra-k-tal
IGIG
kataraktal
ka-ta-ra-k-tal
ITItaliano
catarattale
kata-rat-ta-le
KKKK
қатарAKT
qa-ta-rak-t
KMKM
កាតារ៉ាច្ច
ka-ta-ra-ch
MRMR
कॅटॅरॅक्टल
ka-te-ra-a-k-tal
MSBahasa Melayu
kataraktal
ka-ta-rak-tal
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စိတ်
chaw-kye-shet
NLNederlands
cataractal
kata-rak-ta-l
NONorsk
kataraktal
kata-rak-tal
PAPA
ਕੈਟਾਰੈਕਟਲ
ka-ta-ra-i-k-tal
PLPolski
kataraktalny
kata-ra-k-tal-ny
PTPortuguês
cataractal
kata-rak-ta-l
RORomână
cataractal
ka-ta-rak-tal
RUРусский
катарактальный
kata-rak-ta-l-nyy
SVSvenska
kataraktal
kata-rak-tal
SWKiswahili
kataraktal
ka-ta-ra-k-tal
TAதமிழ்
கத்திராக்டல்
ka-tha-ra-a-k-tal
TEతెలుగు
కేటరక్టల్
ke-ta-rak-tal
THไทย
ต้อกระจก
toh-gra-chag
TLTL
kataraktal
ka-ta-rak-tal
TRTürkçe
kataraktal
kata-rak-tal
UKУкраїнська
катарактальний
kata-rak-tal-nyy
URاردو
کٹارکتل
kat-a-rak-tal
VITiếng Việt
cataractal
ca-ta-rakt-al
YOYO
kataraktal
ka-ta-ra-k-tal
ZUZU
ikataraqtal
i-ka-ta-ra-q-tal