aphakia

[ uh-fey-kee-uh ]

/ əˈfeɪ ki ə /

noun Ophthalmology.

lack or loss of the lens of the eye.

Nearby words

apgar, apgar score, aph., aphaeresis, aphagia, aphakia, aphalangia, aphanite, aphanitic, aphasia, aphasic

Also a·pha·cia

[uh-fey-shuh, -shee-uh, -see-uh] /əˈfeɪ ʃə, -ʃi ə, -si ə/.

Origin of aphakia

1860–65; < New Latin, equivalent to a- a-⁶ + Greek phak(ós) lentil (for sense see lens) + -ia

Related forms

a·pha·kic, a·pha·cic

[uh-fey-sik] /əˈfeɪ sɪk/, a·pha·cial

[uh-fey-shuh l] /əˈfeɪ ʃəl/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for aphakia

An eye without a lens (aphakia) will not work with an eye with a lens even if the former be corrected with glasses.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aphakia

aphakia

/ (əˈfeɪkɪə) /

noun

absence of the lens of an eye, congenital or otherwise

Word Origin for aphakia

from a- 1 + Greek phakos lentil + -ia

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Medicine definitions for aphakia

aphakia

[ ə-fā′kē-ə ]

n.

Absence of the crystalline lens of the eye.

Related forms

a•pha′ki•al null adj.