Chemosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chemosis \Che*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a swelling of the
     cornea resembling a cockleshell, fr. ? a gaping, hence a
     cockleshell.] (Med.)
     Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding
     the cornea. -- {Che*mot"ic}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chemosis
       n : edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid
           lining