blepharophimosis

noun

A condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.

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Meanings

nounblepharophimosis (countable and uncountable, plural blepharophimoses)

plural blepharophimoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.

Origin

From blepharo- + phimosis.

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blepharophimosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharophimosis

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“blepharophimosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharophimosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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