SYMBLEPHARON
\sˈɪmbə͡lfˌaɹən], \sˈɪmbəlfˌaɹən], \s_ˈɪ_m_b_əl_f_ˌa_ɹ_ə_n]\
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[Greek] Adhesion between the lids and the eyeball; either affecting the portion of the lids near their edge (S. anterious), or the portion at the angle of junction with the eye (S. posterius), or the whole surface of the lid (S. totale).
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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