| synechia | <medicine> A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea or to the capsule of the crystalline lens. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, fr. To hold together; with + to hold. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| synechia pericardii | Extensive adhesion between parietal and visceral layers of the pericardium with partial or complete obliteration of the pericardial cavity. Synonym: internal adhesive pericarditis, synechia pericardii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular synechia | Adhesion of the entire pupillary margin of the iris to the capsule of the lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anterior synechia | Adhesion of the iris to the cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| peripheral anterior synechia | Adhesion of the iris to the posterior surface of the cornea in the angle of the anterior chamber; associated with angle-closure glaucoma. Synonym: peripheral anterior synechia. Origin: G. Gonia, angle, + synechis, holding together (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior synechia | Adhesion of the iris to the capsule of the lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total synechia | Adhesion of the entire surface of the iris to the lens capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |