Synechia

n.

(Med.) A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea or to the capsule of the crystalline lens.

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(sĭ-nĕk'ē-ə, -nē'kē-ə)
n., pl. syn·ech·i·ae (sĭ-nĕk'ē-ē', -nē'kē-ē').

1. An adhesion of parts, especially involving the iris.
2. Anterior synechia.
3. Posterior synechia.

IN BRIEF: n. - Adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery of as a complication of glaucoma or cataract.

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Pl. synechiae [Gr.] adhesion, as of the iris to the cornea or the lens.

• annular s. — adhesion of the whole rim of the iris to the lens.
• anterior s. — adhesion of the iris to the cornea.

  Anterior synechia (left); posterior synechia (right). By permission from Slatter D, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002

• peripheral anterior s. — adhesion of the peripheral iris to the cornea.
• posterior s. — adhesion of the iris to the capsule of the lens or to the surface of the vitreous body.
• total s. — adhesion of the whole surface of the iris to the lens.
• s. vulvae — a congenital condition in which the labia are sealed in the midline, with only a small opening below the clitoris through which urination may occur.

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