\Syn"chy*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to confound;
sy`n with + ? to pour.]
A derangement or confusion of any kind, as of words in a
sentence, or of humors in the eye.
{Sparkling synchysis} (Med.), a condition in which the
   vitreous humor is softened and contains sparkling scales
   of cholesterin.