blepharodiastasis

blepharodiastasis
Abnormal separation or inability to completely close the eyelids. [blepharo- + G. diastasis, separation]

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bleph·a·ro·di·as·ta·sis (blef″ə-ro-di-asґtə-sis) [blepharo- + diastasis] excessive separation of the eyelids, or inability to close them completely, causing the fissure to be very wide.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • euryopic — Wide eyed. See blepharodiastasis. [eury + G. ops, eye] …   Medical dictionary

  • blefarodiástasis — Eng. Blepharodiastasis Separación anatómica de los párpados excesiva, lo que impide la oclusión completa de los párpados …   Diccionario de oftalmología

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