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Eyelid Diseases

Medical Definition:
Guide Notes: GEN; many specifics are available; inflamm dis = BLEPHARITIS
Previously Indexed: Eye Diseases (1966-1969),Eyelids (1966-1969),Skin Diseases (1966-1969)
Eyelid Diseases Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Blepharitis - Inflammation of the eyelids.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Blepharoptosis - Drooping of the upper lid due to deficient development or paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscle.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Blepharospasm - Excessive winking; tonic or clonic spasm of the orbicularis oculi muscle.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Ectropion - The turning outward (eversion) of the edge of the eyelid, resulting in the exposure of the palpebral conjunctiva. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Entropion - The turning inward (inversion) of the edge of the eyelid, with the tarsal cartilage turned inward toward the eyeball. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Eyelid Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms

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