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epiblepharon

epiblepharon noun: a condition characterised by a congenital horizontal fold of skin near the margin of the upper or lower eyelid, caused by the abnormal insertion of muscle fibres.

Noun

epiblepharon (uncountable)

  1. A condition characterised by a congenital horizontal fold of skin near the margin of the upper or lower eyelid, caused by the abnormal insertion of muscle fibres.

Questions about epiblepharon

What does epiblepharon mean?
Epiblepharon means a condition characterised by a congenital horizontal fold of skin near the margin of the upper or lower eyelid, caused by the abnormal insertion of muscle fibres.
What part of speech is epiblepharon?
Epiblepharon is a noun.

Words near epiblepharon in the dictionary

  1. epiblastic
  2. epiblasts
  3. epiblem
  4. epiblema
  5. epiblems
  6. epiblepharon
  7. epibole
  8. epiboles
  9. epibolic
  10. epibolies
  11. epibolism

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