black eye

eye (i) the organ of vision.

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black eye  a bruise of the tissue around the eye, marked by discoloration, swelling, and pain.

crossed eyes  esotropia.

exciting eye  the eye that is primarily injured and from which the influences start which involve the other eye in sympathetic ophthalmia.

Klieg eye  conjunctivitis, edema of the eyelids, lacrimation, and photophobia due to exposure to intense lights (Klieg lights).

pink eye  acute contagious conjunctivitis.

shipyard eye  epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.

wall eye 

1. leukoma of the cornea.

2. exophoria.

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black eye

n.

A bruised discoloration of the flesh surrounding the eye.

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black eye,

contusion around the eye with bruising, discoloration, and swelling. It is usually treated for the first 24 hours with ice packs to reduce swelling, then with hot compresses to aid in resorption of blood from the hematoma. Also called periorbital ecchymosis.