Como Pronunciar "cataracts"

word

ˈkætɝˌækts

KAT-uh-rakts

kˈætɐɹˌækts

KAT-uh-rakts

Definição

Cataracts are cloudy areas that form in the lens of the eye and can cause blurred vision. The word can also mean large, powerful waterfalls, but in medicine it usually refers to the eye condition.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈkætɝˌækts

Inglês Britânico

kˈætɐɹˌækts

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

KAT-uh-rakts

Ouça em Contexto

My grandmother had cataracts and needed surgery.

Cataracts can make it hard to see clearly.

Doctors often remove cataracts to help people see better.

By the time he was seventy, both his eyes had developed cataracts.