Definition of Palpebral

1. a. Of or pertaining to the eyelids.

Definition of Palpebral

1. Adjective. Pertaining to eyelids ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Palpebral

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Palpebral

1. Relating to an eyelid or the eyelids. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palpebral

palpating
palpation
palpations
palpatopercussion
palpator
palpators
palpatory
palpatory percussion
palpebra
palpebra III
palpebra conjunctiva
palpebra inferior
palpebra superior
palpebra tertia
palpebrae
palpebral (current term)
palpebral arteries
palpebral branches of infratrochlear nerve
palpebral conjunctiva
palpebral fissure
palpebral fissures
palpebral glands
palpebral part of lacrimal gland
palpebral part of orbicularis oculi muscle
palpebral raphe
palpebral veins
palpebralis
palpebras
palpebrate
palpebration

Literary usage of Palpebral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"palpebral part of the orbicularis oculi. 3. The tarsus, the palpebral fascia, and the expanded tendon of the levator palpebrae superioris. 3. ..."

2. The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery by Thomas Wharton Jones (1863)
"The whole extent of the upper palpebral sinus cannot be exposed like the lower. To explore it a probe must be used, whilst the everted lid is kept as much ..."

3. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1900)
"In the salmon the palpebral margin is of irregular shape. ... The triangular block is attached to the anterior palpebral fold by the edges of its ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The palpebral portion (ciliaris) of the Orbicularis is thin and pale; it arises from the bifurcation of the tendo ..."

5. Diseases of the eye by George Edmund De Schweinitz (1916)
"Extirpation of the palpebral Portion of the Lacrimal Gland. ... This exposes the palpebral gland, which may be seized with toothed forceps and drawn outward ..."

6. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"The tarsus, the palpebral fascia, and the expanded tendon of the levator ... palpebral part of the orbicularis oculi. 3. The tarsus and the palpebral fascia ..."

7. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"the medial palpebral ligament. From this origin, the fibres are directed ... The palpebral portion of the muscle is thin and pale; it arises from the ..."

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