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a·pha·ki·a
/
əˈfeɪ
ki
ə
/
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noun
Ophthalmology
.
lack or loss of the lens of the eye.
Also,
a·pha·cia
/
əˈfeɪ
ʃə
,
-ʃi
ə
,
-si
ə
/
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uh
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fey
-sh
uh
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Origin:
1860–65;
<
Neo-Latin,
equivalent to
a-
a-
6
+
Greek
phak
(
ós
) lentil (for sense see
lens
) +
-ia
Related forms
a·pha·kic,
a·pha·cic
/
əˈfeɪ
sɪk
/
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uh
-
fey
-sik
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a·pha·cial
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əˈfeɪ
ʃəl
/
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uh
-
fey
-sh
uh
l
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,
adjective
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Collins
World English Dictionary
aphakia
(əˈfeɪkɪə)
—
n
absence of the lens of an eye, congenital or otherwise
[from
a-
1
+ Greek
phakos
lentil +
-ia
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
aphakia
a·pha·ki·a (ə-fā'kē-ə)
n.
Absence of the crystalline lens of the eye.
a·pha'ki·al
or
a·pha'kic
(ə-fā'kĭk)
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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