1 definition 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.]
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