SIGN OF THE ORBICULARIS PALPEBRARUM
\sˈa͡ɪn ɒvðɪ ɔːbˈɪkjʊlˌɑːɹɪs pˈalpɪbɹˌɑːɹəm], \sˈaɪn ɒvðɪ ɔːbˈɪkjʊlˌɑːɹɪs pˈalpɪbɹˌɑːɹəm], \s_ˈaɪ_n ɒ_v_ð_ɪ_ ɔː_b_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌɑː_ɹ_ɪ_s p_ˈa_l_p_ɪ_b_ɹ_ˌɑː_ɹ_ə_m]\
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In facial paralysis, inability to close the eye of the paralyzed side while keeping the other eye open; said to be almost decisive of the central origin of the palsy. For s's called by proper names, see under those names, e. g., Abadie's s., Skoda's s. See Abadie and Skoda. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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