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| che·mo·sis [ ki mṓssiss ] |
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swelling of eye whites: an inflammatory collection of fluid under the membrane covering the white of the eye so that it swells. It indicates conjunctivitis, often of allergic origin.
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| [Early 18th century. < Greek khēmōsis< khēmē "cockleshell"] |
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