CHEMOSIS


Meaning of CHEMOSIS in English

kə̇ˈmōsə̇s noun

( plural che·mo·ses -ōˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chēmōsis swelling of the cornea resembling a cockleshell, from chēmē cockle + -ōsis -osis — more at chama

: swelling of the conjunctival tissue around the cornea

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