Diseases

Blepharophimosis

The abnormal narrowness of the palpebral fissure in the horizontal direction caused by the lateral displacement of the medial canthi of the eyelids. (Dorland, 27th ed)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The abnormal narrowness of the palpebral fissure in the horizontal direction caused by the lateral displacement of the medial canthi of the eyelids. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Blepharophimoses

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

eyelid abnorm; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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History Note

92

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Previous Indexing

  • Blepharoptosis (1972-1991)
  • Eye (1975-1991)
  • Eye Diseases (1976-1991)
  • Eyelid Diseases (1976-1991)
  • Eyelids/abnormalities (1966-1991)

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  1. C11w.250.090w
  2. C11w.338.190w
  3. C16w.131w.384.190w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Blepharophimosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016569. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016569
  2. Blepharophimosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blepharophimosis
  3. Blepharophimosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q883850