epiblepharon
[ep″ĭ-blef´ah-ron] a developmental anomaly in which a horizontal fold of skin stretches across the border of the eyelid, pressing the lashes against the eyeball.
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ep·i·bleph·a·ron
(ep'i-blef'ă-ron), A congenital horizontal skin fold near the margin of the eyelid, caused by abnormal insertion of muscle fibers. In the upper lid, it simulates blepharochalasis; in the lower lid, it causes a turning inward of the lashes.
[epi- + G. blepharon, eyelid]
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ep·i·bleph·a·ron
(ep-i-blef'ă-ron) A congenital horizontal skin fold near the margin of the eyelid, caused by abnormal insertion of muscle fibers. In the upper lid, it simulates blepharochalasis; in the lower lid, it causes a turning inward of the lashes.
[epi- + G. blepharon, eyelid]
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epiblepharon
A congenital anomaly in which a fold of skin lies across the upper or lower lid margin. In the lower eyelid it causes a turning inward of the eyelashes without causing entropion. The condition commonly resolves itself with facial growth.
See blepharochalasis;
con-genital entropion.
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