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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
synechia
    n 1: adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting
         from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma
         or cataract; can lead to blindness
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Synechia \Syn*e"chi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to hold
   together; sy`n with + ? to hold.] (Med.)
   A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea
   or to the capsule of the crystalline lens.
   [1913 Webster]
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