| Pronunciation: | | u'feykeeu
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts) |
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APHAKIA is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*pha"ki*a\, n. [NL.; Gr. 'a priv. + ? seed of a
lentil.] (Med.)
An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the
crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The
remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. --Dunglison.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The loss or absence of the lens of an eye. |
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