(eyelids)
1Eyelids, congenital ptosis of the — Drooping of the upper eyelids at birth. The lids may droop only slightly or they may cover the pupils and restrict or even block vision. Moderate or severe pstrosis calls for treatment to permit normal vision development. If not corrected,… …
2eyelids — n. movable flap of skin which covers an uncovers the eye and protects the anterior surface of the eyeball …
3eyelids — Jet engine reverser or afterburner nozzle halves similar to an eyelid in appearance …
4eyelids — seedily …
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6Congenital ptosis of the eyelids — Drooping of the upper eyelids at birth. The lids may droop only slightly or they may cover the pupils and restrict or even block vision. Moderate or severe pstrosis calls for treatment to permit normal vision development. If not corrected,… …
7Ptosis of the eyelids, congenital — Drooping of the upper eyelids at birth. The lids may droop only slightly or they may cover the pupils and restrict or even block vision. Moderate or severe ptosis calls for treatment to permit normal vision development. If not corrected,… …
8To hang by the eyelids — Hang Hang, v. i. 1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. [1913 Webster] 2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or… …
9Ptosis of the eyelids, adult — Drooping of the upper eyelids in adults, most commonly due to separation of the tendon of the lid lifting (levator) muscle from the eyelid. This may occur with age, after cataract or other eye surgery, an injury, eye tumor or a complication of… …
10conjunctival layer of eyelids — noun the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva • Syn: ↑palpebra conjunctiva, ↑tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum • Hypernyms: ↑conjunctiva …
