"prosphysis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prosphyses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρόσφῠσις (prósphusis, “a growing to, clinging to”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|πρόσφῠσις||a growing to, clinging to}} Ancient Greek πρόσφῠσις (prósphusis, “a growing to, clinging to”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|prosphyses}} prosphysis (countable and uncountable, plural prosphyses)
  1. (medicine) A growing together of parts; specifically, a morbid adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine

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