aphakia

[ uh-fey-kee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Ophthalmology.

aphakia

/ əˈfeɪkɪə /

a·phakic a·pha·cic [uh, -, fey, -sik], a·pha·cial [uh, -, fey, -sh, uh, l], adjective

Origin of aphakia¹

1860–65; < New Latin, equivalent to a- a- ⁶ + Greek phak ( ós ) lentil (for sense lens ) + -ia

Origin of aphakia¹

from a- ¹+ Greek phakos lentil + -ia

An eye without a lens (aphakia) will not work with an eye with a lens even if the former be corrected with glasses.

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