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distichia

distichia noun: an eyelash that arises from an abnormal spot on the eyelid, usually exiting from the duct of the Meibomian gland at the eyelid margin.

Noun

distichia (plural distichias or distichiae)

  1. An eyelash that arises from an abnormal spot on the eyelid, usually exiting from the duct of the Meibomian gland at the eyelid margin.

Forms of distichia

pluraldistichias
pluraldistichiae

Words formed from distichia

Questions about distichia

What does distichia mean?
Distichia means an eyelash that arises from an abnormal spot on the eyelid, usually exiting from the duct of the Meibomian gland at the eyelid margin.
What part of speech is distichia?
Distichia is a noun.
What is the plural of distichia?
The plural of distichia is distichias.

Words near distichia in the dictionary

  1. distibine
  2. distibines
  3. distich
  4. distichal
  5. distiches
  6. distichia
  7. distichiae
  8. distichias
  9. distichiasis
  10. distichodont
  11. distichodontid

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