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subpalpebral

subpalpebral adjective: underneath the eyelids.

Adjective

subpalpebral (not comparable)

  1. Underneath the eyelids.
    • A subpalpebral catheter, also called a subpalpebral lavage system, is a delivery system for topical ophthalmic drugs that provides an easy and safe way to administer medications to horses that have become refractory to direct instillation of eye medication.2009, Norman Edward Robinson, Current Therapy in Equine Medicine, page 652

Origin of subpalpebral

From sub- + palpebral.

Questions about subpalpebral

What does subpalpebral mean?
Subpalpebral means underneath the eyelids.
What part of speech is subpalpebral?
Subpalpebral is an adjective.

Words near subpalpebral in the dictionary

  1. subpallial
  2. subpallidal
  3. subpallium
  4. subpalmate
  5. subpalmated
  6. subpalpebral
  7. subpanation
  8. subpanel
  9. subpanels
  10. subpanicled
  11. subpaniculate

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