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eyebrow

[i´brow]

1. supercilium; the transverse elevation at the junction of the forehead and the upper eyelid.

2. supercilia; the hairs growing on this elevation.

eye·brow

(ī'brow), [TA]

The crescentic line of hairs at the superior edge of the orbit.

Synonym(s): supercilium [TA]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

eyebrow

(ī′brou′)

1. The bony ridge extending over the eye.

2. The arch of short hairs covering this ridge.

3. A small, arched dormer that projects only slightly from the roof.

eye·brow

(ī'brow) [TA]

The crescentic line of hairs at the superior edge of the orbit.
Synonym(s): supercilium (1) [TA] .

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

eyebrow

A transverse elevation covered with hairs and situated at the junction of the forehead and upper lid. Syn. supercilium. See ophryosis.

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"The findings suggest that expressive eyebrows in dogs may be a result of humans unconscious preferences that influenced selection during domestication.

Dog eyes evolved to better communicate with humans: Study

PUPPY LOVE: A study has shown dogs, unlike wolves, have developed a muscle that raises their inner eyebrow making their eyes larger

It's official: Dogs can put on those sad eyes; Science: Tiny muscle in eyebrow helps them appeal to humans

"The authors suggest that the inner eyebrow-raising movement triggers a nurturing response in humans because it makes the dogs' eyes appear larger, more infantlike and also resembles a movement humans produce when they are sad." Psychologist Dr Juliane Kaminski, who led the research which is published in the American journal PNAS, said: "The evidence is compelling that dogs developed a muscle to raise the inner eyebrow after they were domesticated from wolves.

Dogs communicate with their 'sad eyes'

This is prevented from happening because the eyebrow hairy tufts soak up your salty sweat so that it wouldn't enter your eyes.

Eyebrows: Trendy, Fascinating, Protective

A vain lady friend who has perfect brows after doing eyebrow microblading told me that the "eyes are the windows of the soul, but the eye brows are the curtains of the windows.

How To Wake Up Beautiful With Ready-To-Go Eyebrows

Montanna had used the eyebrow tinting kit in the hope that it would make her brows darker.

Teen ends up in hospital after eyebrow tint leaves skin burning and 'weeping'; Montanna Eastwood has issued a warning to others, urging people to do a patch test before using products

But instead of using a tattoo gun, microblading's instrument consists of tiny needles in a blade that makes superficial cuts on the eyebrow area to be filled by a pigment similar to the color of eyebrows.

Nonoy Zuniga now an 'eyebrow doctor'

For others, eyebrow embroidery helps them in doing their brows before going out, because they just need to follow the shape,' said Tabao.

'Woke up like this'

Eyebrow microblading, or "3D brows", uses fine bladed needles with ink that create tiny hair-like strands to define receding, thinning, or sparse eyebrows, which also helps to shape eyebrows.

Downtown Palatine's EyebrWOW Performs Microblading Services

Microblading is a revolutionary technique that can transform the lives of patients with hypotrichosis of the eyebrows, trichotillomania, eyebrow loss due to internal disease (such as thyroid disease), chemotherapy-induced eyebrow loss, or alopecia--or simply those seeking it for cosmetic improvement.

The magic of microblading

"This androgynous eyebrow shape combines a fuller style with a more natural, less drawn on feel.

We're all mad about the boy; we take a look at the latest look - the boy brow

A MAN who bit off another man's eyebrow and spat it out in an unprovoked pub attack has been jailed for six years.

Jailed for biting off man's eyebrow; SIX YEARS FOR 'UNPROVOKED' ATTACK IN PUB

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