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单词 aphakia
释义

aphakia

[ uh-fey-kee-uh ]
/ əˈfeɪ ki ə /

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

OTHER WORDS FROM aphakia

a·pha·kic, a·pha·cic [uh-fey-sik], /əˈfeɪ sɪk/, a·pha·cial [uh-fey-shuhl], /əˈfeɪ ʃəl/, adjective

Words nearby aphakia

Apgar, Apgar score, aph., aphaeresis, aphagia, aphakia, aphalangia, aphanite, aphanitic, aphasia, aphasic
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Example sentences from the Web for 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
/ (əˈfeɪkɪə) /

noun

absence of the lens of an eye, congenital or otherwise

Word Origin for aphakia

from a- 1 + Greek phakos lentil + -ia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for aphakia

aphakia
[ ə-fākē-ə ]

n.

Absence of the crystalline lens of the eye.

Other words from aphakia

a•phaki•al null adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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