pretarsal

P3R1E1T1A1R1S1A1L1

adjective

anterior or inferior to the tarsus

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectivepretarsal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanterior or inferior to the tarsus
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    Eccrine hidrocystoma, in contrast, are usually small (1–3 mm), located exclusively in the periorbital and lateral canthal area and they are absent at either the upper or lower eyelid margins or in the perimarginal skin, but may be rarely present in the dermis typically at the mid-level of the upper eyelid pretarsal skin, or in the lower eyelid skin near the inferior pole of the lower eyelid tarsus [ 15 ].

    2015 January 13, Lucieni B. Ferraz et al., “Three Adult Cases of Orbital Hidrocystoma Presenting with Blepharoptosis”, in Journal of Clinical Medicine, volume 4, →DOI

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