SYNECHIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("synechia" is a kind of...):

adhesion (abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "synechia"):

anterior synechia (adhesion between the iris and the cornea)

posterior synechia (adhesion between the iris and the lens)

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