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eyelid
(redirected from Upper eyelid)

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eyelid
1. either of the two muscular folds of skin that can be moved to cover the exposed portion of the eyeball
2. Aeronautics a set of movable parts at the rear of a jet engine that redirect the exhaust flow to assist braking during landing

eyelid [′ī‚lid]
(anatomy)
A movable, protective section of skin that covers and uncovers the eyeball of many terrestrial animals.


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Humans have lacrimal, or tear, glands on the underside of their upper eyelids.
Ptosis occurs as a result of a dysfunction of one or both of the upper eyelid elevators--the levator palpebrae superioris and Muller's muscle.
Sex, age, and location of nodules of 14 patients with subcutaneous dirofilariasis diagnosed in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, February 2003-July 2004 Patient Sex Age, y Location of nodule 1 F 29 Temporal area 2 M 40 Left upper eyelid 3 F 61 Left groin 4 F 54 Left shoulder 5 F 43 Left shoulder 6 F 23 Oral cavity 7 M 38 Forehead 8 F 39 Left shoulder 9 F 43 Back 10 F 66 Left breast 11 F 43 Cheek 12 F 28 Temporal area 13 M 55 Left foot 14 F 35 Right foot
 
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