| periocular | Around the eye. Synonym: periocular, periophthalmic. Origin: circum-+ L. Oculus, eye (05 Mar 2000) |
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| brain contusion | A head injury of sufficient force to bruise the brain. The bruising of the brain will often involve the surface of the brain and cause an extravasation of blood without rupture of the pia-arachnoid. Often associated with a concussion. (27 Sep 1997) |
| cerebral contusion | A bruise to the brain resulting from a head injury. May be visualised on a CT scan of the head. (27 Sep 1997) |
| contusion | <dermatology> A bruise, an injury of a part without a break in the skin. Origin: L. Contusio, from contundere = to bruise (18 Nov 1997) |
| contusion pneumonia | Inflammation of the lungs following a severe blow on or compression of the chest, or following a wound of the lung itself. Synonym: traumatic pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myocardial contusion | A bruise to the heart muscle, usually caused by a blunt force applied to the anterior thorax (motor vehicle accident). Commonly seen in association with a rib or sternum fracture. Complications include cardiac arrhythmias and death. (27 Sep 1997) |
| scalp contusion | A bruise to the scalp with no internal damage. Features include scalp swelling (scalp haematoma) and tenderness that is often difficult to distinguish from skull fracture. (27 Sep 1997) |
| arterial arch of lower eyelid | Formed by the medial palpebral artery which communicates with a branch of the lacrimal artery along the tarsal margin. Synonym: arcus palpebralis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial arch of upper eyelid | Formed by communicating branches of the medial and lateral palpebral arteries. Often two arches are present, one located near the free border of the tarsal plate, the other along the upper border of the tarsus. Synonym: arcus palpebralis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| veins of inferior eyelid | Veins of inferior eyelid; veins originatin gin the inferior eyelid and emptying into the angular vein. Synonym: venae palpebrales inferiores, veins of inferior eyelid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| veins of superior eyelid | Veins draining the superior eyelid anteriorly into the angular vein. Synonym: venae palpebrales superiores, veins of superior eyelid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conditioning, eyelid | Reflex closure of the eyelid occurring as a result of classical conditioning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| third eyelid | The semilunar fold formed by the palpebral conjunctiva at the medial angle of the eye, a fold of the conjunctival mucous membrane found in many animals; normally partially hidden in the medial canthus of the eye when at rest, it may be extended to cover part or all of the cornea in a winking-like action to clean the cornea, as in birds. Synonym: membrana nictitans, nictitating membrane, palpebra III, palpebra tertia, third eyelid. Synonym: plica lunata, plica semilunaris of eye, semilunar conjunctival fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| elevator muscle of upper eyelid | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, orbital surface of the lesser wing of the sphenoid, above and anterior to the optic canal; insertion, skin of eyelid, tarsal plate, and orbital walls, by medial and lateral expansions of the aponeurosis of insertion; action, raises the upper eyelid; nerve supply, oculomotor. Synonym: musculus levator palpebrae superioris, elevator muscle of upper eyelid, musculus orbitopalpebralis, palpebralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |