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retropalpebral

retropalpebral adjective: behind the eyelids.

Adjective

retropalpebral (not comparable)

  1. Behind the eyelids.
    • The mould reproduces the exact configuration of the retropalpebral space and by making it a little larger at the point where the conjunctival sac is obliterated the continuous, gentle pressure restores a groove or makes it deeper, so that the prothesis can be better borne.1918, Archives of Ophthalmology, page 325
    • The writer has concluded that the sterilization of conjunctival trachoma can be obtained by germicidal agents; that copper, in the form of the sulphate, is as specific in granular ophthalmia as mercury or arsenic in syphilis; that the application of sulphate or copper by injection under the...1924, International Medical and Surgical Survey, page 256

Examples of retropalpebral in a sentence

  • A female Thelazia callipeda, about 1 cm. in length, was found in the retropalpebral conjunctival sac of the left upper eyelid in a 4 year old girl.1948, Quarterly Review of Ophthalmology, page 358:
  • The palpebral pump exerts positive pressure on the fluid in the retropalpebral canal.1971, Everett R. Veirs, editor, The Lacrimal System: Proceedings, page 99:
  • To encompass the entirety of the tear film, composed of the interpalpebral and retropalpebral portions, the neologism ‘dacruon’ was termed (Cher 2007, 2008).2013, Nora Khatib, Penny A. Asbell, “Chapter 28. Artificial tear substitutes”, in Jose M. Benitez-del-Castillo, Michael A. Lemp, editors...

Origin of retropalpebral

From retro- + palpebral.

Questions about retropalpebral

What does retropalpebral mean?
Retropalpebral means behind the eyelids.
How do you use retropalpebral in a sentence?
A female Thelazia callipeda, about 1 cm. in length, was found in the retropalpebral conjunctival sac of the left upper eyelid in a 4 year old girl.
What part of speech is retropalpebral?
Retropalpebral is an adjective.

Words near retropalpebral in the dictionary

  1. retropack
  2. retropackage
  3. retropackages
  4. retropacks
  5. retropalatal
  6. retropalpebral
  7. retropancreatic
  8. retropancreaticoduodenal
  9. retropannage
  10. retroparticle
  11. retroparticles

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