'Lagophthalmia' definitions:

Definition of 'Lagophthalmia'

From: GCIDE

Lagophthalmia \Lag`oph*thal"mi*a\, Lagophthalmos \Lag`oph*thal"mos\, n. [NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s hare + 'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a hare sleeps with his eyes open.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance. [1913 Webster]