symblepharon

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US/sɪmˈblɛf.ə.ɹɑn/

noun

A partial or complete adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball.

OriginAncient Greek συμ- →
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Meanings

nounsymblepharon (plural symblepharons or symblephara)

plural symblepharons · plural symblephara

  1. medicineA partial or complete adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσυμ-
  2. Englishsymblepharon

From Ancient Greek συμ- (sum-) (variant of συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”)) + βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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