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Definition of Tylosis
1. n. An intrusion of one vegetable cell into the cavity of another, sometimes forming there an irregular mass of cells.
Definition of Tylosis
1. Noun. a thickening of the skin, especially of the eyelids ¹
2. Noun. a balloonlike growth in a plant cavity; a tylose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tylosis
1. an ingrowth [n TYLOSES] - See also: ingrowth
Medical Definition of Tylosis
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Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A lump, knot.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tylosis
Literary usage of Tylosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1855)
"tylosis, OR CALLOSITY OF THE EYELIDS. There are several varieties of thickening
and induration of the eyelids, which merit attention. ..."
2. On Diseases of the Skin by Erasmus Wilson (1857)
"tylosis. Syn. Corns. Callosities. A corn is an increased degree of thickness ...
tylosis. Callosity. Investigating the manner of development and growth of a ..."
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