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Answer for the clue "Adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery of as a complication of glaucoma or cataract ", 8 letters:
synechia

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery of as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A synechia is an eye condition where the iris adheres to either the cornea (i.e. anterior synechia ) or lens (i.e. posterior synechia ). Synechiae can be caused by ocular trauma , iritis or iridocyclitis and may lead to certain types of glaucoma . It is ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
plural synechiae , "morbid union of parts, especially of the eye," 1842, medical Latin, from Greek synekheia "continuity," from synekhes "continuous," from syn "together" (see syn- ) + ekhein "to hold" (see scheme (n.)).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) An eye condition in which the iris adheres either to the cornea (anterior synechia) or to the lens (posterior synechia).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Synechia \Syn*e"chi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to hold together; sy`n with + ? to hold.] (Med.) A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea or to the capsule of the crystalline lens.