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chemosis

che·mo·sis [ ki mṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

[Early 18th century. < Greek khēmōsis< khēmē "cockleshell"]
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