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edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining

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Definitions

  1. n. edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining
  2. Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding the cornea. --Che*mot"ic (#), a.
  3. Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surroundingthe cornea. --Che*mot"ic (#), a.
  4. n edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining