/si nek"ee euh, -nee"kee euh, sin'i kuy"euh/ , n. , pl. synechiae /si nek"ee ee', -nee"kee ee', sin'i kuy"ee/ . Med., Pathol.
any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
[ 1835-45; synécheia continuity, coherence, equiv. to syneche-, s. of synechés (adj.) holding together ( syn- SYN- + ech ( ein ) to hold + -es adj. suffix) + -ia -IA ]