Anterior vs. Synechia — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Anterior and Synechia
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Anterior
Placed before or in front.
Synechia
(pathology) An eye condition in which the iris adheres either to the cornea (anterior synechia) or to the lens (posterior synechia).
Anterior
Occurring before in time; earlier.
Synechia
A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea or to the capsule of the crystalline lens.
Anterior
Located near or toward the head in lower animals.
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Synechia
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
Anterior
Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals.
Anterior
Located on or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in humans.
Anterior
(Botany) In front of and facing away from the axis or stem.
Anterior
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
Anterior
(botany) of a part of a flower or leaf Situated further away from the mainstem.
Anterior
(phonetics) Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.
Anterior
(formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
Anterior
Before in time; antecedent.
Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius.
Anterior
Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; - opposed to posterior.
Anterior
A tooth situated at the front of the mouth;
His malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors
Anterior
Of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body
Anterior
Earlier in time
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