Colobomatous
/ˌkɒləbəˈməʊtəs/noun
Characterized by a coloboma, a congenital gap or cleft in part of the eye or another anatomical structure.
Did you know?The related genus name Colobus refers to monkeys whose reduced thumbs were historically interpreted as if part of the hand had been ‘mutilated’ or cut short.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
κόλοβος (kolobos)
“Docked, curtailed, mutilated, or lacking a part”
Ancient Greek
Greek
κολοβόω (koloboō)
“To mutilate, shorten, or cut off part of something”
Ancient Greek
Greek
κόλωβωμα (kolōbōma)
“A mutilation, defect, or truncated part”
19th Century
New Latin
coloboma
“A congenital fissure or gap in an anatomical structure, especially the eye”
19th–20th Century
Medical English
colobomatous
“Characterized by or relating to a coloboma”
Modern English
English
colobomatous
“Having the structural features of a coloboma”