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cryptophthalmos

cryptophthalmos noun: a rare congenital anomaly in which the skin is continuous over the eyeball, with absence of eyelids.

Noun

cryptophthalmos (uncountable)

  1. A rare congenital anomaly in which the skin is continuous over the eyeball, with absence of eyelids.

Questions about cryptophthalmos

What does cryptophthalmos mean?
Cryptophthalmos means a rare congenital anomaly in which the skin is continuous over the eyeball, with absence of eyelids.
What part of speech is cryptophthalmos?
Cryptophthalmos is a noun.

Words near cryptophthalmos in the dictionary

  1. cryptophasia
  2. cryptophasic
  3. cryptophobia
  4. cryptophone
  5. cryptophones
  6. cryptophthalmos
  7. cryptophycean
  8. cryptophyceans
  9. cryptophycin
  10. cryptophycins
  11. cryptophyte

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