aphakia

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

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aphakia (countable and uncountable, plural aphakias)

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

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