rima palpebrarum

rima

 [ri´mah] (L.)

a cleft or crack.

rima glot´tidis the elongated opening between the true vocal cords and between the arytenoid cartilages; called also vocal area.

rima o´ris the opening of the mouth.

rima palpebra´rum palpebral fissure.

rima puden´di the space between the labia majora; called also pudendal fissure.

pal·pe·bral fis·sure

[TA]

the fissure between the eyelids leading into the conjunctival sac.

Synonym(s): rima palpebrarum [TA]

ri·ma pal·pe·bra·rum

(rī'mă pal'pē-brā'rŭm) [TA]

The lid slit, or fissure between the lids of the eye.
Synonym(s): palpebral fissure.