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Palpebra

Medical term for the eyelid. The plural is palpebrae.

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SYN: eyelid. [L.]

- p. III SYN: plica semilunaris of conjunctiva (2).

- p. inferior [TA] SYN: inferior eyelid.

- p. superior [TA] SYN: superior eyelid.

- p. tertia SYN: plica semilunaris of conjunctiva (2).

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pal·pe·bra 'pal-pə-brə, pal-'pē-brə n, pl pal·pe·brae -brē EYELID

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pal·pe·bra (palґpə-brə) gen. and pl. palґpebrae [L.] [TA] eyelid; either of the two movable folds that protect the anterior surface of the eyeball. palpebral adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.