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APHAKIC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

visually impaired person (someone who has inferior vision)

Derivation:

aphakic (of or relating to or afflicted with aphakia)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or afflicted with aphakia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

aphakia (absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts))

Derivation:

aphakic (someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes)

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