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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inability to close the eye, resulting from paralysis, spasm, or local injury: so called from the supposition that in its natural condition the eye of the hare when asleep is affected with such inability. Also
lagophthalmus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A
morbid condition in which theeye standswide open , giving a peculiarstaring appearance.
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