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aphakia
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aphakia, n. [NL.; Gr. 'a priv. + seed of a lentil.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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