topical prostaglandin eyedrop

5.0

A medicine in drops that you put in the eye to lower eye pressure and treat glaucoma

noun

Specialized

: colirio de prostaglandina tópico

Using a topical prostaglandin eyedrop every night has significantly improved her glaucoma.

Examples

My ophthalmologist prescribed a topical prostaglandin eyedrop to help manage my intraocular pressure.
The doctor prescribed a topical prostaglandin eyedrop for my glaucoma.
He experienced mild irritation after starting a topical prostaglandin eyedrop for his eye condition.
Have you tried using a topical prostaglandin eyedrop yet?
My ophthalmologist prescribed a topical prostaglandin eyedrop to help manage my intraocular pressure.
Using a topical prostaglandin eyedrop every night has significantly improved her glaucoma.
He experienced mild irritation after starting a topical prostaglandin eyedrop for his eye condition.

Synonyms

eyedrop

vstopical prostaglandin eyedrop

6 3.4

A small drop of medicine put into the eye

is a specific eye medicine that uses prostaglandins to increase fluid outflow for glaucoma

Surface Forms

topical prostaglandin eyedrop singular

topical prostaglandin eyedrops plural

Morphology

topical + prostaglandin + eyedrop

The phrase is fully compositional: 'topical' (applied locally) modifies 'prostaglandin' (a hormone-like substance) and together they modify 'eyedrop' (a drop of medicine for the eye), yielding an eyedrop containing prostaglandins applied to the eye surface. This follows standard modifier + noun composition and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Topical prostaglandin eyedrop is almost literal: topical means put on the surface of the eye, prostaglandin is a body chemical that helps the eye drain fluid, and eyedrop is a small drop of medicine. So it refers to 'an eye drop used to help fluid leave the eye and lower eye pressure'.