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Definition of Trichiasis
1. n. A disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion of the lids.
Definition of Trichiasis
1. Noun. (medicine) Ingrown eyelash. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trichiasis
1. [n -CHIASES]
Medical Definition of Trichiasis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichiasis
Literary usage of Trichiasis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery by Thomas Wharton Jones (1863)
"trichiasis and distichiasis. trichiasis is a growing in of eyelashes against the
eyeball, the border of the eyelid remaining in its proper position, ..."
2. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"OPERATIONS FOR trichiasis. 168. The number of operative methods proposed for ...
Of any good trichiasis operation it must be demanded that it relieve the ..."
3. On Diseases of the Skin by Erasmus Wilson (1857)
"trichiasis COACTA. Felting of the hair. Felting is a derangement of the hair
arising from neglect, and has no claim to consideration as a disease. ..."
4. Ophthalmic surgery: A Handbook of the Surgical Operations on the Eyeball and by Josef Meller (1912)
"The turning inward of the cilia (trichiasis) and the inversion of the border ...
trichiasis. The deformity may be partial, situated at either end of the lid ..."
5. Ophthalmic review (1887)
"Upwards of one year has elapsed since Mr. Arthur Benson's publication in the
Ophthalmic Hospital Reports on trichiasis operations. ..."
6. The Retrospect of Medicine by James Braithwaite, William Braithwaite (1863)
"By trichiasis we mean an alteration in the growth of one or more of the eyelashes,
... The causes of trichiasis may be traced to any form of ophthalmia, ..."
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