The palpebral opening is elongated as compared with that of the Mandáya, whose eye is round. From Wordnik.com. [The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir] Reference
STAGE III (dispensary) - Scarring and infiltration of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctivae and of the cornea. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
The palpebral fissure was normal in size and there was little, if any, diminution in strength of the right radial pulse. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
It was widely accepted that trachoma was a disease of the palpebral conjunctiva, and the different stages of trachoma were described in detail. From Wordnik.com. [Trachoma in late Greek antiquity and the early Byzantine periods] Reference
STAGE I (dispensary) - Bilateral follicular conjunctivitis, first present in the upper palpebral conjunctive (thus the need always to evert the upper lid). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
A year later the condition was as follows: There is some weakness of the right seventh nerve, as evidenced by want of symmetry in all the folds of the face, and in narrowing of the palpebral fissure. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Acc. 18874 Diseases of the bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva. From Wordnik.com. [ArchivesBlogs] Reference
A narrowed palpebral fissure and a thin upper lip are typical manifestations. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
The lateral angles are attached to the zygomatic bone by the lateral palpebral raphé. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The palpebral fissure is smaller than its fellow, and the eyeball sinks into the orbit. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
It joins with the facial nerve and with the inferior palpebral branches of the maxillary. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5e. The Trigeminal Nerve] Reference
The lateral palpebral raphé is a much weaker structure than the medial palpebral ligament. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 4b. The Muscles of the Eyelid] Reference
This then leads to damage of the inter-palpebral surface or the exposed surface of the eye. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The palpebral fibers of the Orbicularis oculi are thin, pale in color, and possess an involuntary action. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
In fact, the palpebral portion is quite distinct from the orbicular, and its action is habitually involuntary. From Wordnik.com. [With Sabre and Scalpel. The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon] Reference
The Inferior palpebral Branches (rami palpebrales inferiores; palpebral branches) ascend behind the Orbicularis oculi. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5e. The Trigeminal Nerve] Reference
ECTROPIUM is the opposite condition from entropium; in it the eyelids are everted and the palpebral conjunctiva is exposed. From Wordnik.com. [A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners] Reference
It is also joined by the superior and inferior palpebral, the superior and inferior labial, the buccinator and the masseteric veins. From Wordnik.com. [VII. The Veins. 3b. The Veins of the Head and Neck] Reference
The palpebral portion acts involuntarily, closing the lids gently, as in sleep or in blinking; the orbital portion is subject to the will. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 4b. The Muscles of the Eyelid] Reference
Constant tremulous agitation of the inferior palpebral and great zygomatic muscles is pathognomic of the earlier stages of general paralysis. From Wordnik.com. [The expression of the emotions in man and animals] Reference
Recession of the eyeballs, narrowing of the palpebral fissures, and contraction of the pupils result from paralysis of the cervical sympathetic. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
Medially it is thin, and, becoming separated from the medial palpebral ligament, is fixed to the lacrimal bone immediately behind the lacrimal sac. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The caruncula lacrimalis is a small, reddish, conical-shaped body, situated at the medial palpebral commissure, and filling up the lacus lacrimalis. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The supraorbital nerve (n. supraorbitalis) passes through the supraorbital foramen, and gives off, in this situation, palpebral filaments to the upper eyelid. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5e. The Trigeminal Nerve] Reference
The orbital septum (septum orbitale; palpebral ligament) is a membranous sheet, attached to the edge of the orbit, where it is continuous with the periosteum. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The medial angles of the two plates end at the lacus lacrimalis, and are attached to the frontal process of the maxilla by the medial palpebral ligament (page 381). From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The medial palpebral ligament (tendo oculi), about 4 mm. in length and 2 mm. in breadth, is attached to the frontal process of the maxilla in front of the lacrimal groove. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 4b. The Muscles of the Eyelid] Reference
The lacrimal part (Tensor tarsi) is a small, thin muscle, about 6 mm. in breadth and 12 mm. in length, situated behind the medial palpebral ligament and lacrimal sac (Fig. 379). From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 4b. The Muscles of the Eyelid] Reference
This branch, which may arise directly from the superficial temporal artery, supplies the Orbicularis oculi, and anastomoses with the lacrimal and palpebral branches of the ophthalmic artery. From Wordnik.com. [VI. The Arteries. 3a. 2. The External Carotid Artery] Reference
Its lateral surface is smooth, continuous with the anterior surface of the body, and gives attachment to the Quadratus labii superioris, the Orbicularis oculi, and the medial palpebral ligament. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5b. 2. The Maxillæ (Upper Jaw)] Reference
This artery in the orbit supplies the Rectus superior and the Levator palpebræ, and sends a branch across the pulley of the Obliquus superior, to supply the parts at the medial palpebral commissure. From Wordnik.com. [VI. The Arteries. 3a. 4. The Internal Carotid Artery] Reference
Other glands, analogous to lymphoid follicles, and called by Henle trachoma glands, are found in the conjunctiva, and, according to Strohmeyer, are chiefly situated near the medial palpebral commissure. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The middle temporal vein receives the orbital vein, which is formed by some lateral palpebral branches, and passes backward between the layers of the temporal fascia to join the superficial temporal vein. From Wordnik.com. [VII. The Veins. 3b. The Veins of the Head and Neck] Reference
The palpebral portion of the muscle is thin and pale; it arises from the bifurcation of the medial palpebral ligament, forms a series of concentric curves, and is inserted into the lateral palpebral raphé. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 4b. The Muscles of the Eyelid] Reference
BiCOM Inc. is proud to present its unsurpassed Trans-palpebral and Tras-scleral tonometer Diaton to the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ASCRS on April 3th - 8th, hosted by the city of San Francisco. From Wordnik.com. [Newswire Today - Free Newswire - Press Releases Distribution] Reference
BiCOM, Inc. to Present its Trans-palpebral and Tras-scleral Tonometer Diaton at ASCRS Meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Newswire Today - Free Newswire - Press Releases Distribution] Reference
Diseases of the ocular and palpebral conjunctiva. From Wordnik.com. [ArchivesBlogs] Reference
Inferior palpebral. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5e. The Trigeminal Nerve] Reference
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