n, pl  -chi*ae   :  an adhesion of parts and esp. one involving the iris of the eye: as  a  :  adhesion of the iris to the cornea - called also anterior synechia   b  :  adhesion of the iris to the crystalline lens - called also posterior synechia  .
 
   
 
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