cherry eye

[ cher-ee ahy ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a common condition seen in dogs and occasionally cats, in which the nictitating membrane prolapses and bulges out of the eye's inner corner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cherry eye¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

The cherry eye-color is almost identical with that of the eosin female, but is perhaps slightly more translucent and brighter.

From Project Gutenberg