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Chemosis

Chemosis Meaning & Definition
Chemosis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chemosis?

[n] edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining

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See Also | dropsy | edema | hydrops | oedema

Chemosis In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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