synechia
- noun
- /sɪˈniːkiə/
- Specialized
:
sinequia
- The patient developed synechia after the surgery, causing the iris to adhere to the lens.
- synechia formation
Examples
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Treatment for synechia often includes surgery to separate the iris from the lens.
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During the examination, the doctor noted the presence of synechia in the patient's eye.
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We observed only three complications during follow-up: all synechia.
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The only complication attributed to a faculty surgeon was one case of synechia formation.
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In our study, we observed only three complications—all synechia.
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But we found that packing makes the nasal mucosa raw and actually more susceptible to synechia formation.
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During this examination, we looked for any postoperative bleeding, septal hematoma, and synechia formation, as well as signs of local infection.
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Others included synechia formation (28 minor), orbit-related complications (11 minor, 1 major), and miscellaneous complications (4 minor).
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During follow-up, 3 patients developed asymptomatic synechia between the nasal septum and one of the turbinates.
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A silicon sheet was placed between the septum and lateral nasal wall to reduce the risk of synechia formation; the sheet was removed endoscopically after 10 days without complication.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
A place where the iris sticks to the clear front part of the eye after injury or infection
The coloured part of the eye sticks to the clear lens behind the pupil after inflammation
Compounds
- Specialized
A place where the iris sticks to the clear front part of the eye after injury or infection
- Specialized
The coloured part of the eye sticks to the clear lens behind the pupil after inflammation
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word synechia comes from Greek parts syn- 'together' and echein 'to hold', and you can see the same syn- in sync or synchronize. So a synechia is literally a place in the eye where two parts are held 'together' or stuck to each other.
