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syn⋅ech⋅i⋅a

  [si-nek-ee-uh, -nee-kee-uh, sin-i-kahy-uh]
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–noun, plural syn⋅ech⋅i⋅ae  [si-nek-ee-ee, -nee-kee-ee, sin-i-kahy-ee] . Medicine/Medical, Pathology.
any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
Origin:
1835–45; < NL < Gk synécheia continuity, coherence, equiv. to syneche-, s. of synechs (adj.) holding together (syn- syn- + ech(ein) to hold + -ēs adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
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Main Entry: syn·e·chia
Pronunciation: si-'nek-E-&, -'nEk-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural syn·e·chi·ae /-E-"E, -"I/
: an adhesion of parts and especially one involving the iris of the eye: as a : adhesion of the iris to the cornea called also anteriorsynechia b : adhesion of the iris to the crystalline lens called also posterior synechia
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synechia syn·ech·i·a (sĭ-něk'ē-ə, -nē'kē-ə)
n. pl. syn·ech·i·ae (sĭ-něk'ē-ē', -nē'kē-ē')

  1. An adhesion of parts, especially involving the iris.

  2. Anterior synechia.

  3. Posterior synechia.

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