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lagophthalmia
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lagophthalmia, n. [NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s hare + 'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a hare sleeps with his eyes open.].
A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance. [1913 Webster]
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