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blepharophimosis

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blepharophimosis /bleph·a·ro·phi·mo·sis/ (blef″ah-ro-fĭ-mo´sis) abnormal narrowness of the palpebral fissures.
bleph·a·ro·phi·mo·sis (blf-r-f-mss, -f-)
n.
Decrease in the size of the fissure between the eyelids without fusion of the eyelid margins. Also called blepharostenosis.

blepharophimosis
[blef′ə·rō·fi·mō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, blepharon, eyelid + phimōsis, a muzzling
abnormal narrowness of the palpebral fissure in the horizontal direction, caused by lateral displacement of the medial canthus.

blepharophimosis (blef´rō´fmō´sis),
n a decrease in the size of the palpebral opening without a fusion of the eyelid margins.

blepharophimosis
contraction of the palpebral fissures. May be acquired or occur congenitally, as in some dog breeds where it may be associated with microphthalmia. If the globe is normal size, entropion can result.

blepharophimosis 
A congenital condition characterized by a generalized narrowing of the palpebral fissure. It produces a pseudoptosis but it commonly forms part of the blepharophimosis syndrome.


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