"-filcon" meaning in English

See -filcon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Phonetic blend of hydro-phil-ic + con-tact lens. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|hydrophilic|contact lens|alt1=hydro-phil-ic|alt2=con-tact lens|nocap=1}} blend of hydro-phil-ic + con-tact lens Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -filcon, {{en-suffix}} -filcon
  1. (medicine) Hydrophilic soft contact lens material. Tags: morpheme Coordinate_terms: -focon
    Sense id: en--filcon-en-suffix-njHS3XAv Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences Derived forms: alphafilcon, balafilcon, bufilcon, etafilcon, galyfilcon, hilafilcon, lotrafilcon, ocufilcon, omafilcon, polymacon, tetrafilcon, vifilcon
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "blend of hydro-phil-ic + con-tact lens",
      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Phonetic blend of hydro-phil-ic + con-tact lens.",
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    {
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        "cat3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "-filcon",
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    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-filcon",
      "name": "en-suffix"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "-focon"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "alphafilcon"
        },
        {
          "word": "balafilcon"
        },
        {
          "word": "bufilcon"
        },
        {
          "word": "etafilcon"
        },
        {
          "word": "galyfilcon"
        },
        {
          "word": "hilafilcon"
        },
        {
          "word": "lotrafilcon"
        },
        {
          "word": "ocufilcon"
        },
        {
          "word": "omafilcon"
        },
        {
          "word": "polymacon"
        },
        {
          "word": "tetrafilcon"
        },
        {
          "word": "vifilcon"
        }
      ],
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        "Hydrophilic soft contact lens material."
      ],
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        "(medicine) Hydrophilic soft contact lens material."
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-filcon"
}
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      "word": "-focon"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "alphafilcon"
    },
    {
      "word": "balafilcon"
    },
    {
      "word": "bufilcon"
    },
    {
      "word": "etafilcon"
    },
    {
      "word": "galyfilcon"
    },
    {
      "word": "hilafilcon"
    },
    {
      "word": "lotrafilcon"
    },
    {
      "word": "ocufilcon"
    },
    {
      "word": "omafilcon"
    },
    {
      "word": "polymacon"
    },
    {
      "word": "tetrafilcon"
    },
    {
      "word": "vifilcon"
    }
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      },
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    }
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      },
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    },
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    }
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        "(medicine) Hydrophilic soft contact lens material."
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    }
  ],
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}

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