Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball.

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Examples

  • Ferdinand von Arlt of Vienna (1812-87), an eminent operator (trichiasis symblepharon) and teacher, founder of ophthalmopathology, recognized the true cause of myopia (elongation of the eye-ball) and introduced a chart of letters, later improved by

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

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  • Adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball. (from Phrontistery)

    May 25, 2008

  • This is SO SPECIFIC.

    September 7, 2023