phac-

combining form

variants or phaco- or phak- or phako-

1

: lentil : thing shaped like a lentil

Phacochoerus

phacolith

Phacops

2

a

: lens

phacometer

b

usually phak- or phako- : crystalline lens of the eye

phakoma

Word History

Etymology

Greek phak-, phako-, from phakos lentil, object shaped like a lentil, mole, wart

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