əˈfākēə, aˈ- noun
also apha·cia -āsh(ē)ə
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + Greek phakos lentil + New Latin -ia — more at bean
: absence of the crystalline lens of the eye ; also : the anomalous state of refraction resulting therefrom
• apha·kic -ākik adjective or noun