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POSTERIOR SYNECHIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does posterior synechia mean?
• POSTERIOR SYNECHIA (noun)
The noun POSTERIOR SYNECHIA has 1 sense:
1. adhesion between the iris and the lens
Familiarity information: POSTERIOR SYNECHIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Adhesion between the iris and the lens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("posterior synechia" is a kind of...):
synechia (adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness)
Context examples
Manifestations of this disorder include ciliary injection, exudation into the anterior chamber, iris changes, and adhesions between the iris and lens (posterior synechiae).
(Anterior Uveitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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