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ablepharia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /æb.l̩ˈfeɪ.ɹi.ə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A congenital absence or reduction in size of eyelids.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality

History

Etymology

From ablepharon + -ia.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Kazakh: қабақсыздық (qabaqsyzdyq) — Translations
  • Portuguese: ablefaria — Translations
  • Romanian: ablefarie — Translations
  • Russian: аблефари́я (ablefaríja) — Translations