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chemosis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chemosis \Che*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? a swelling of the cornea resembling a cockleshell, fr ? a gaping, hence a cockleshell.] (Med.) Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding the cornea. -- {Che*mot"ic}, a. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chemosis n : edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining
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