Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Morbid union of parts—specifically of the iris to the cornea (anterior synechia) or to the anterior surface of the capsule of the lens (posterior synechia).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea or to the capsule of the crystalline lens.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine An
eye condition in which theiris adheres either to thecornea (anterior synechia) or to thelens (posterior synechia).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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Examples
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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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Moreover, this form of anterior synechia (resulting from a true union of iris and cornea) is so intimate that the iris root is, by the iridectomy, torn away only at the sclero-iridian angle at the anterior border of the adhesion -- and does not open up a channel into
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