(definition) by Webster 1913 Mon Jan 23 2006 at 14:07:47

Che*mo"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a swelling of the cornea resembling a cockleshell, fr. &?; a gaping, hence a cockleshell.] (Med.)

Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding the cornea. -- Che*mot"ic (#), a.

 

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