aphakia

[uh-fey-kee-uh]

noun Ophthalmology.

lack or loss of the lens of the eye.

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 formsa·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

Historical Examples of 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

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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aphakia in Medicine

aphakia

[ə-fā′kē-ə]

n.

Absence of the crystalline lens of the eye.

Related formsa•pha′ki•al null adj.