Abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely

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n. lagophthalmia

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Lagophthalmia \Lag`oph*thal"mi*a\, Lagophthalmos \Lag`oph*thal"mos\, n. [NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s hare + 'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a hare sleeps with his eyes open.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the eye stands ...

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n. abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely

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Lagophthalmos is defined as the inability to close the eyelids completely. Blinking covers the eye with a thin layer of tear fluid, thereby promoting a moist environment necessary for the cells of the exterior part of the eye. The tears also flush out foreign ...