blepharostat

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noun

An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation

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Meanings

nounblepharostat (plural blepharostats)

plural blepharostats

  1. medicineAn instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation

Origin

From blepharo- + -stat.

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APA

blepharostat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharostat

MLA

“blepharostat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharostat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blepharostat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blepharostat.

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