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blephar(o)-

The eyelid.

Greek blepharon, eyelid.

Examples are blepharitis, inflammation of the eyelid; blepharoplasty, surgical repair or reconstruction of one; blepharospasm, involuntary tight closure of the eyelids; blepharophimosis (Greek phimosis, muzzling), a small aperture between them.

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