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CHEMOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("chemosis" is a kind of...):
dropsy; edema; hydrops; oedema (swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities)