posterior synechia
- noun
- /ˌpɒstɪˈɪər sɪˈniːkiə/
- Specialized
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sinequia posterior
- The ophthalmologist diagnosed a posterior synechia causing vision problems in the patient's left eye.
Examples
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Treatment was started immediately to prevent the formation of posterior synechiae after the episode of uveitis.
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He developed posterior synechiae due to chronic inflammation.
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If untreated, posterior synechia can lead to increased intraocular pressure and further complications.
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The patient was diagnosed with posterior synechia after the examination.
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The ophthalmologist diagnosed a posterior synechia causing vision problems in the patient's left eye.
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If untreated, posterior synechia can lead to increased intraocular pressure and further complications.
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Treatment was started immediately to prevent the formation of posterior synechiae after the episode of uveitis.
Synonyms
The coloured part of the eye sticks to the lens or cornea after damage
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is directly compositional: 'synechia' means an adhesion of the iris to lens/cornea and 'posterior' specifies the rear location, so the combined meaning is an adhesion located on the posterior surface. Although medical and technical, the modifier+noun pattern is literal and cross-linguistically transparent, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Posterior synechia breaks into posterior, meaning 'back', and synechia, meaning 'sticking', and it names the scene where the colored part of the eye, the iris, gets stuck to the lens at the back of the eye. So the name shows why this sticking can cause trouble with vision and eye pressure.
