hygrophthalmic

English

Etymology

From hygro- +‎ ophthalmic.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ælmɪk

Adjective

hygrophthalmic (not comparable)

(anatomy, rare) Serving to moisten the eye.

Usage notes

Sometimes applied to the lachrymal ducts.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “hygrophthalmic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)