'Chemosis' definitions:

Definition of 'chemosis'

(from WordNet)
noun
Edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining

Definition of 'Chemosis'

From: GCIDE
  • Chemosis \Che*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a swelling of the cornea resembling a cockleshell, fr. ? a gaping, hence a cockleshell.] (Med.) Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding the cornea. -- {Che*mot"ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]