synechia
/sɪˈniːkɪə/Medicine
noun
1 Ophthalmology. Adhesion between the iris and the cornea (more fully anterior synechia) or between the iris and the capsule of the lens (more fully posterior synechia); an adhesion of this kind.
2An adhesion formed elsewhere in the body, especially within the aural or nasal cavities.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Woolhouse's Treatise Cataract & Glaucoma. From post-classical Latin synechia from ancient Greek συνέχεια continuity, in Hellenistic Greek also viscosity from συνεχής continuous, conjoined, clinging, dense + -εια; compare -ia.