Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
APHAKIA
aphakia
(noun) absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
aphakia (countable and uncountable, plural aphakias)
(ophthalmology) the absence of the lens of the eye.
Source: Wiktionary
A*pha"ki*a, n. Etym: [NL.; Gr. (Med.)
Definition: An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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