aphakia

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noun

The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.

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Meanings

nounaphakia (countable and uncountable, plural aphakias)

plural aphakias · alternative aphacia

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.

Origin

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

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Translations

Finnish afakia
  • afakiaabsence of the lens from the eye
Italian afachia
  • afachiaabsence of the lens from the eye
Portuguese afaquia, afacia
  • afaquiaabsence of the lens from the eye
  • afaciaabsence of the lens from the eye
Cite this entry
APA

aphakia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphakia

MLA

“aphakia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphakia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aphakia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphakia.

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