Palpebrate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Palpebrate is an adjective meaning (medicine) Pertaining to the eyelids.
Meaning
(medicine) Pertaining to the eyelids.
More Meanings
- (rare) To wink or blink.
Example Sentences
Without your eyelid, you could not palpebrate.
Lateral canthoplasty to reduce the size of the palpebrate fissure.
Respiratory viruses damage palpebrating epithelium of mucous membrane of the respiratory tract,
There were also observed double, triple and palpebrate movements that differed by brief returns to the inspiratory phase during the expiratory phase.
Word Forms
- palpebrates
- palpebrating
- palpebrated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include palped, epalpebrate, palpigerous, operculiferous, paliform, antiopelmous.
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