palpebral

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Of, pertaining to, or located on or near the eyelids.

   The surgeon examined the palpebral surface of the eyelid.

Borrowed from Late Latin palpebrālis (“of or on the eyelids”), from palpebra (“an eyelid”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to palpebra + -al.

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