χήμωσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χήμη (khḗmē, clam, cockle) +‎ -ωσῐς (-ōsĭs, state, condition).

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Noun

χήμωσῐς • (khḗmōsĭsf (genitive χημώσεως); third declension

  1. (pathology) an affection of the eyes, when the cornea swells like a cockle-shell so as to impede sight

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