| Pronunciation: | | si'nekeeu
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery of as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness |
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SYNECHIA is a 8 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | adhesion, anterior synechia, posterior synechia |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Syn*e"chi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to hold
together; sy`n with + ? to hold.] (Med.)
A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea
or to the capsule of the crystalline lens.
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