Definition of Acorea

1. Noun. Absence of the pupil in an eye.

Generic synonyms: Abnormalcy, Abnormality

Definition of Acorea

1. Noun. (pathology) the congenital absence of the pupil in an eye ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Acorea

1. Congenital absence of the pupil of the eye. Origin: G. A-priv. + kore, pupil (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acorea

aconite
aconites
aconitia
aconitic
aconitic acid
aconitine
aconitum
aconitums
acontextual
acontextuality
acontextually
acontia
acop
acopia
acopic
acormus
acorn
acorn-shell
acorn-shells
acorn-tipped catheter
acorn barnacle
acorn cup
acorn nut
acorn squash
acorn squashes
acorn tube
acorn woodpecker
acorn woodpeckers
acorned

Literary usage of Acorea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"[L. ace're to be sour.] Acidity, as in the stomach from indigestion. acorea (o-co-ri'a, L. a-co-re'a). [Gr. a priv. ..."

2. Practitioner's medical dictionary by George Milbry Gould (1910)
"3. A nervous stomach affection characterized by a sense of fulness. acorea (ah-ko-rc'-ah) [", priv.; KU¡»Í, pu])il]. Absence of the pupil. ..."

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