A manual of the diseases of the eye, or, Treatise on ophthalmology / by S. Littell ; revised and enlarged, by Hugh Houston.

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1838
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    Staphylosis. a protrusion or protuberance of the choroid from attenuation of the sclerotica. Stenocharia. (o't€uos, narrowy and x^P^^f space,) A contraction. Stillicidium. {stillo, to drop; cado, to falL) Redun- dancy of tears^ from some obstruction in the excretory portion of the lachrymal organs. Strabismus. crrpajBL^co, to squint,) Squinting, a disease which consists in some deviation of the optic axes from their uniform directions. Stye. A little furunculous tumour on the margin of the eyelid. Symblepharon. {(tvv, together, and ^Xecpapou, eyelids) Adhesion of the eyelids to the globe. Synchisis. {a-vyxvoy, to confound,) Dissolution of the vitreous humour, from absorption of the septa of the membrana hyaloidea. Synechia Anterior, (o-vz/exeta, continuity,) Adhesion of the iris to the cornea, ■— Posterior. Adhesion of the uvea to the cap- sule of the lens. Synizesis. {GVvL^r](TL's, a flowing together,) Closure of the pupil, Tarsoraphia. (rapa-o?, tarsus ; pa^f a suture,) Ex- cision of the tarsal margins; sometimes practised for the cure of ectropium. Tarsus. The firm elastic cartilage which forms the border of each eyelid, and preserves their even ex- pansion, and accurate adjustment to the globe. Taraxis, {rapaa-o-io^ to disturb,) A slight degree of conjunctivitis.