entropion

[ ĕn-trō′pē-ŏn′, -ən ]

The inversion or turning inward of a part.

The infolding of the margin of an eyelid.

Words nearby entropion

Entropion, with nebulous and vascular cornea in an old woman of seventy.

At the Court of the Amr |John Alfred Gray
The plastic operation for entropion seems to have been one which was very frequently required.

Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times |John Stewart Milne
In case the natural growth of the eyelashes is directed inward, an operation similar to that for entropion becomes necessary.

Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |U.S. Department of Agriculture
Entropion affecting the lower lid appears also as the result of extreme photophobia (intolerance to light).

The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various

The base of the pterygium was then severed with the scalpel for the plastic operation on entropion.

Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times |John Stewart Milne