CHEMOSIS
\kˌiːmə͡ʊsˈiz], \kˌiːməʊsˈiz], \k_ˌiː_m_əʊ_s_ˈi_z]\
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By William R. Warner
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A name given to ophthalmia, when the conjunctiva, surrounding the cornea, forms a high ring, making the cornea seem, as it were, at the bottom of a well. By some, it is used synonymously with ophthalmia membranarum. See Ophthalmia.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Edema of ocular conjunctiva with or without inflammation. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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