blepharal

English

Etymology

Either from blepharon (“eyelid”) +‎ -al, or directly from Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”) + -al.

Adjective

blepharal (not comparable)

1. Relating to the eyelids
   • 1861 [1848], The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of Practical Medicine and Surgery, volume 27, Samuel Highley, page 464:

     Permanent or chronic blepharal melasma is seen in women with chlorosis or melancholia; […]

   • 2021 November 19, Cemal Cingi, Emin Sami Arısoy, Nuray Bayar Muluk, Pediatric ENT Infections, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 467:

     In cases where there was blepharal injury or infection of the eye originating externally, there was a 44% likelihood of a positive culture from aspirates drawn from below the skin.

   • 2013 October 4, Xiang Xia, Xiao-heng Shen, Min Chen, Yan-qian Xiao, World Century Compendium to TCM: A 7-Volume Set, World Scientific, →ISBN, page 488:

     […] deficient yang fails to warm and transport water-dampness, so there is facial and blepharal edema during the menstrual period and oliguresis; […]

Synonyms

• palpebral