Lagophthalmos

2 definitions found

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

  Lagophthalmia \Lag`oph*thal"mi*a\, Lagophthalmos
  \Lag`oph*thal"mos\, n. [NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s hare +
     'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a hare
     sleeps with his eyes open.] (Med.)
     A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving
     a peculiar staring appearance.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lagophthalmos
       n : abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely