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palpebral

Jan. 21st, 2025 07:24 am
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palpebral (PAL-puh-bruhl, pal-PEE-bruhl, pal-PEB-ruhl) - adj., of, relating to, or located on or near the eyelid.


an eyelid, which is palbebral
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Medical jargon of the hard-to-pronounce variety -- it'd be a good word to include in a tongue-twister. Taken in the 1750s from Late Latin palpebrālis, of or on the eyelids, adjectival form of Latin palpebra, eyelid.

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