Synechia


noun, plural synechiae
[si-nek-ee-ee, -nee-kee-ee, sin-i-kahy-ee] /sɪˈnɛk iˌi, -ˈni kiˌi, ˌsɪn ɪˈkaɪ i/ (Show IPA). Medicine/Medical, Pathology.
1.
any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.

synechia syn·ech·i·a (sĭ-něk’ē-ə, -nē’kē-ə)
n. pl. syn·ech·i·ae (sĭ-něk’ē-ē’, -nē’kē-ē’)

An adhesion of parts, especially involving the iris.

Anterior synechia.

Posterior synechia.

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