lenticonus

Conical projection of the anterior or posterior surface of the lens of the eye, occurring as a developmental anomaly. [lens + L. conus, cone]

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len·ti·co·nus .len-tə-'kō-nəs n a rare abnormal and usu. congenital condition of the lens of the eye in which the surface is conical esp. on the posterior side

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n.

a condition in which the central part of the front surface of the lens of the eye (or sometimes, the back) has a much steeper curvature than normal and bulges forwards in a blunted cone. It is usually congenital.

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len·ti·co·nus (len″ti-koґnəs) [lenti- + conus] a conical protrusion of the substance of the crystalline lens, covered by capsule or connective tissue, occurring more frequently on the posterior surface, and usually affecting only one eye.