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Meaning of Morgagnian in English:

Morgagnian

adjective

Ophthalmology

  • Designating, relating to, or associated with a type of hypermature cataract in which the nucleus of the lens sinks into the liquefied cortex.

Pronunciation

Morgagnian

/mɔːˈɡanɪən/ /mɔːˈɡanjən/

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Cooper (1780–1848), surgeon and writer. From scientific Latin Morgagnianus from the name of Morgagni + -anus.