synechia

Syn`e´chi`a

n.

1.

(Med.) A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea or to the capsule of the crystalline lens.

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synechia

a diseased condition characterized by adhesion, especially the adhesion of the iris to the cornea.

See also: Eyes

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Noun

1.

synechia - adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness adhesion - abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen anterior synechia - adhesion between the iris and the cornea posterior synechia - adhesion between the iris and the lens