distichia

distichia definition - medical

dis·tich·i·a (dĭ-stĭkˈē-ə) or dis·ti·chi·a·sis (dĭsˌtĭ-kīˈə-sĭs)

noun
A congenital abnormality in which there is an additional row of eyelashes that turn in upon the eye.

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