palpebra C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈpælpɪbrə/ UK /ˈpælpɪbrə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an eyelid, in anatomical terminology The surgeon described a small lesion on the upper palpebra. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an eyelid, in anatomical... eyelidlid Word family Derived forms palpebral Related forms palpebral Etymology AI details Borrowed directly from Latin palpebra 'eyelid', related to palpare 'to touch, stroke', reflecting the blinking motion of the lid. palpebra Latin palpare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # palpebra **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpælpɪbrə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpælpɪbrə/ ## Meanings 1. an eyelid, in anatomical terminology ## Examples - The surgeon described a small lesion on the upper palpebra. ## Synonyms - eyelid - lid ## Derived Forms - palpebral ## Related Forms - palpebral ## Roots and Affixes - Root: palpebra - Root: palpare ## Etymology Borrowed directly from Latin palpebra 'eyelid', related to palpare 'to touch, stroke', reflecting the blinking motion of the lid. ## AI Etymology Palpebra is borrowed directly from Latin palpebra 'eyelid', related to palpare 'to touch, stroke', reflecting the blinking motion of the lid. Important recorded forms include palpebra (Latin) and palpare (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers an eyelid, in anatomical terminology. The wider family includes derived forms such as palpebral and related words such as palpebral. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown