| A | B |
|---|
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| dacry/o | tears, tear duct |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| palpebr/o | eyelid |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsia | vision |
| -tropia | to turn |
| -ist | specialist |
| tarsus | framework of connective tissue that gives shape to the eyelid. |
| meibomian glands | largest oil-secreting glands; located in the tarsus. |
| lacrimal gland | a gland that secretes tears; it lies in the upper outer angle of the orbit. |
| papilla | area of lower lid where there are no lashes |
| punctum | opening at the highest point of the papilla |
| canthi | angles at either end of the slit between the eyelids |
| medial canthus | canthus at the inner edge of eye (nasal). |
| lateral canthus | canthus at the outer edge of eye (temporal). |
| semilunar fold | deep, fleshy mound in the medial canthus area. |
| caruncle | a pink fleshy or relatively isolated skin located in the medial canthus area adjacent to the semilunar fold |
| palpebral fissure | opening between eyelids |
