Staphyloma

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]