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synechia
[ si-nek-ee-uh, -nee-kee-uh, sin-i-kahy-uh ]
noun
, Medicine/Medical, Pathology.
, plural syn·ech·i·ae [si-, nek, -ee-ee, -, nee, -kee-ee, sin-i-, kahy, -ee].
- any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
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The incision is made at the limbus in a favourable situation for the division of the synechia.
From Project Gutenberg
Synechia, sin-e-kī′a, n. morbid adhesion between the iris and the cornea.
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If the iris lies in contact with the sclera and cornea for some time, it becomes adherent (peripheral anterior synechia).
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