"aphakia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aphakias [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, privative prefix) + φᾰκός (phakós, “lentil”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, noun suffix). Equivalent to a- + phakia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.}} New Latin [Term?], {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{af|grc|ἀ-|φᾰκός|-ῐ́ᾱ|nocat=y|pos1=privative prefix|pos3=noun suffix|t2=lentil}} ἀ- (a-, privative prefix) + φᾰκός (phakós, “lentil”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, noun suffix), {{af|en|a-|phakia}} a- + phakia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} aphakia (countable and uncountable, plural aphakias)
  1. (ophthalmology) The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ophthalmology Synonyms: aphacia [dated] Related terms: aphakial, aphakic Translations (absence of the lens from the eye): afakia (Finnish), afachia [feminine] (Italian), afaquia [feminine] (Portuguese), afacia [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-aphakia-en-noun-V0Hdy0ck Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a- Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences

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