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• Aphakia

  lack or loss of the lens of the eye. Historical Examples An eye without a lens (aphakia) will not work with an eye with a lens even if the former be corrected with glasses. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) Various noun absence of the lens of an eye, congenital or otherwise […]

• Aphaeresis

  . noun a variant spelling of apheresis

• Aphagia

  difficulty or pain in swallowing. noun (pathol) refusal or inability to swallow aphagia a·pha·gi·a (ə-fā’jē-ə, -jə) n. See dysphagia.

• Aphalangia

  aphalangia aphalangia aph·a·lan·gi·a (āf’ə-lān’jē-ə, ā’fə-) n. Absence of a digit or of one or more phalanges of a finger or toe.

• Aphakic

  lack or loss of the lens of the eye. noun absence of the lens of an eye, congenital or otherwise aphakia a·pha·ki·a (ə-fā’kē-ə) n. Absence of the crystalline lens of the eye. a·pha’ki·al or a·pha’kic (ə-fā’kĭk) adj.

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