SYNCHYSIS

(Lat.), n. f. Sian2(su8na)'kias(chau6s)-i2s. Gen., -chys'eos, synch'ysis. Gr., <rvyxvert? (from <rvyx*iv, to pour together). Fr., s.' Ger., S. Commixture, confusion. [A, 311 (a, 48).J S. corp or is vitrei. Ger., Glaskorperanflosung. Fluidity or liquefaction of the vitreous humor, a pathological condition found in many diseases of the interior coats of the eyeball. [FJ S. scinI i I hi us. Ger., Flimmers\ A fluid condition of the vitreous humor in which it is filled with crystals of cholesterin that sparkle brilliantly under the ophthalmoscope. [F.] S. simplex. A softened or fluid state of the vitreous humor with small floating opacities; very often a senile change. [F.] SYNCHYTECPHLOGTA (Lat.), [s. 579]