Look up: eyelid

1. eyelid
   [n] - either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
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2. Eyelid
   Eyelid: The lid or cover of the eye, a movable fold of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball or opened at will. Each eye has an upper and a lower lid. An eyelid is also called a palpebra.
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3. eyelid
   jet-engine reverser or afterburner nozzle halve similar to an eyelid in appearance and action Category: Transport
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4. Eyelid
   Eye`lid' noun (Anat.) The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
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5. eyelid
   <anatomy> The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. eyelid
   lid noun either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; `his lids would stay open no longer`
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7. eyelid
   (i´lid) either of two movable folds (upper and lower) protecting the anterior surface of the eyeball.
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8. Eyelid
   • (n.) The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
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9. eyelid
   movable tissue, consisting primarily of skin and muscle, that shields and protects the eyeball from mechanical injury and helps to provide the moist ... [8 related articles]
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10. eyelid
    eyelid 1. One of two movable protective folds that cover the anterior surface of the eyeball when it is closed. 2. One of two movable folds that cover the front of the eyeball when closed; formed with a fibrous core (tarsal plate) and the palpebral portions of the orbicularis oculi muscle covered w...
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11. eyelid
    a fold of skin which covers the eyeball
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12. Eyelid
    The eyelids are two folds of skin that shield the eyeball. The upper lid is larger and more movable. It regulates the opening and closing of the eye with the help of the orbicularis palpebrarum muscle. Lower-lid movement is slight. The eyelids sweep dirt from the surface of the eye, protect it from ...
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13. eyelid
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ī′lid Definitions: 1. One of two movable folds that cover the front of the eyeball when closed; formed of a fibrous core (tarsal plate) and the palpebral portions of the orbicularis oculi muscle covered with skin on the superficial, anterior surface and lined wit...
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14. Eyelid
    An `eyelid` is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects an eye. With the exception of the prepuce and the labia minora, it has the thinnest skin of the whole body. The levator palpebrae superioris muscle retracts the eyelid to "open" the eye. This can be either voluntarily or involunta...
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