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aphakia
[ uh-fey-kee-uh ]
/ əˈfeɪ ki ə /
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noun Ophthalmology.
lack or loss of the lens of the eye.
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Also a·pha·cia [uh-fey-shuh, -shee-uh, -see-uh]. /əˈfeɪ ʃə, -ʃi ə, -si ə/.
Origin of aphakia
OTHER WORDS FROM aphakia
a·pha·kic, a·pha·cic [uh-fey-sik], /əˈfeɪ sɪk/, a·pha·cial [uh-fey-shuhl], /əˈfeɪ ʃəl/, adjectiveWords nearby aphakia
Apgar, Apgar score, aph., aphaeresis, aphagia, aphakia, aphanite, aphanitic, aphasia, aphasic, aphelandra
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How to use aphakia in a sentence
An eye without a lens (aphakia) will not work with an eye with a lens even if the former be corrected with glasses.
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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