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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aphakia \A*pha"ki*a\, n. [NL.; Gr 'a priv. + ? seed of a lentil.] (Med.) An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. --Dunglison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aphakia n : absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)
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