aphakia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.

Word forms

aphakia aphakias aphacia

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, privative prefix) + φᾰκός (phăkós, “lentil”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, noun suffix). Equivalent to a- + phakia.

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