lagophthalmos

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun lagophthalmos has 1 sense

lagophthalmos(n = noun.state) - abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely;

CIDE DICTIONARY

lagophthalmos, n. [NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s hare + 'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a hare sleeps with his eyes open.].

A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance. [1913 Webster]

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