symblepharonn.
/sɪmˈblɛfərən/ Pathology.
Adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball.
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1819 S. Cooper First Lines Pract. Surg. (ed. 4) I. ii. x. 438 Concretions of the eyelids... One, termed symblepharon, in which the inner lining of one or both eyelids has become adherent to the eyeball.
1875 H. Walton Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye (ed. 3) 468 Where the palpebral and ocular conjunctiva are cut through, these are apt to unite and produce symblepharon.
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