'Chemosis' definitions:

Definition of 'chemosis'

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.]

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