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synechia

/sɪˈnɛ.ki.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
synechia
IPA
/sɪˈnɛ.ki.ə/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek συν- (sun-) Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hékʰō Ancient Greek ἔχω (ékhō) Ancient Greek συνέχω (sunékhō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek συνεχής (sunekhḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă) Ancient Greek σῠνέχειᾰ (sŭnékheiă)der. English synechia From Ancient Greek συνέχεια (sunékheia, “continuity”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + ἔχειν (ékhein, “hold”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: συνέχεια

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɪˈnɛ.ki.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

synechias (plural) synechiae (plural)

Derived Forms

goniosynechialysis

Frequently Paired Words

synechial synechiolysis synechiotomy

Questions

How do you pronounce synechia?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈnɛ.ki.ə/.
What does synechia mean?
An eye condition in which the iris adheres either to the cornea (anterior synechia) or to the lens (posterior synechia).
Where does synechia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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