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aphakia

aphakia noun: the absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.

Noun

aphakia (countable and uncountable, plural aphakias)

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

aphakia meaning in Tamil

aphakia in Tamil

கண்ணில் லென்ஸ் இல்லாமை, லென்சின்மை, விழிவில்லையின்மை

Forms of aphakia

pluralaphakias
alternative formaphacia

Origin of aphakia

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

Questions about aphakia

What does aphakia mean?
Aphakia means the absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.
What is aphakia in Tamil?
Aphakia in Tamil is கண்ணில் லென்ஸ் இல்லாமை, லென்சின்மை, விழிவில்லையின்மை. See Aphakia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aphakia?
Aphakia is a noun.
What is the plural of aphakia?
The plural of aphakia is aphakias.

Words near aphakia in the dictionary

  1. aphagia
  2. aphagias
  3. aphagic
  4. aphagopraxia
  5. aphagy
  6. aphakia
  7. aphakial
  8. aphakias
  9. aphakic
  10. aphakics
  11. aphalangia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aphakia (page history and authors); aphakia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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