"relucency" meaning in English

See relucency in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: relucencies [plural]
Etymology: From relucent + -ency. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|relucent|ency}} relucent + -ency Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} relucency (countable and uncountable, plural relucencies)
  1. Dispersion of light within the eye (leading to loss of focus), a typical symptom of cataracts. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-relucency-en-noun-QtqqFbnd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ency

Inflected forms

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