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third eyelid

see membrana nictitans, nictitating membrane.

third eyelid eversion

the free margin of the third eyelid is rolled outwards because of a curvature of the cartilage. More prevalent in large breeds of dogs and may be an inherited defect in St. Bernards and German shorthaired pointers.

Eversion of the third eyelid in a dog. By permission from McCurnin D, Poffenbarger EM, Small Animal Physical Diagnosis and Clinical Procedures, Saunders, 1991

third eyelid protrusion syndrome

see cherry eye.

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