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SYNECHIA
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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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