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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.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
eye·brow
(ī'brow), [TA]The crescentic line of hairs at the superior edge of the orbit.
Synonym(s): supercilium [TA]
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eyebrow
(ī′brou′)n.
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.
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eye·brow
(ī'brow) [TA]The crescentic line of hairs at the superior edge of the orbit.
Synonym(s): supercilium (1) [TA] .
Synonym(s): supercilium (1) [TA] .
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eyebrow
A transverse elevation covered with hairs and situated at the junction of the forehead and upper lid. Syn. supercilium. See ophryosis.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann