aphakia

English

Alternative forms

• aphacia (dated)

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, privative prefix) ‎ φᾰκός (phakós, “lentil”) ‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, noun suffix). Equivalent to a- ‎ phakia.

Noun

aphakia (countable and uncountable, plural aphakias)

1. (ophthalmology) The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.

Related terms

• aphakial
• aphakic

 

Translations

absence of the lens from the eye

• Finnish: afakia
• Italian: afachia f
• Portuguese: afaquia f, afacia f

References

• “aphakia”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.