synechia

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US/sɪˈnɛ.ki.ə/

noun

An eye condition in which the iris adheres either to the cornea (anterior synechia) or to the lens (posterior synechia).

OriginAncient Greek σῠνέχειᾰ (sŭnékheiă) ← Proto-Hellenic *hékʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- →
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Meanings

nounsynechia (countable and uncountable, plural synechias or synechiae)

plural synechias · plural synechiae

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn eye condition in which the iris adheres either to the cornea (anterior synechia) or to the lens (posterior synechia).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  6. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*seǵʰ-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hékʰō
  9. Ancient Greekἔχω (ékhō)
  10. Ancient Greekσυνέχω (sunékhō)
  11. Ancient Greekσυνεχής (sunekhḗs)
  12. Ancient Greekσῠνέχειᾰ (sŭnékheiă)
  13. Englishsynechia

From Ancient Greek συνέχεια (sunékheia, “continuity”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + ἔχειν (ékhein, “hold”).

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synechia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synechia

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“synechia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synechia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synechia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synechia.

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