'Staphyloma' definitions:

Definition of 'Staphyloma'

From: GCIDE

Staphyloma \Staph`y*lo"ma\ (-l[=o]"m[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. stafy`lwma, from stafylh` a bunch of grapes.] (Med.) A protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. [1913 Webster]