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lagophthalmos

lagophthalmos noun: a condition in which the eye doesn't fully shut during sleep.

Noun

lagophthalmos (uncountable)

  1. A condition in which the eye doesn't fully shut during sleep.

lagophthalmos meaning in Tamil

lagophthalmos in Tamil

மூடா இமை, இழுவையிமை

Forms of lagophthalmos

alternative formlagophthalmia

Origin of lagophthalmos

From λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”), because hares were believed to sleep with their eyes open.

Questions about lagophthalmos

What does lagophthalmos mean?
Lagophthalmos means a condition in which the eye doesn't fully shut during sleep.
What is lagophthalmos in Tamil?
Lagophthalmos in Tamil is மூடா இமை, இழுவையிமை. See Lagophthalmos meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lagophthalmos?
Lagophthalmos is a noun.

Words near lagophthalmos in the dictionary

  1. lagoonside
  2. lagoonward
  3. lagoonwards
  4. lagophthalmia
  5. lagophthalmic
  6. lagophthalmos
  7. lagopode
  8. lagopodes
  9. lagopus
  10. LaGory
  11. Lagos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lagophthalmos (page history and authors); lagophthalmos (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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