cherry eye

American

[cher-ee ahy] / ˈtʃɛr i ˌaɪ /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

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

First recorded in 1980–85

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Bubba left after developing cherry eye, but then returned to reprise his role as an understudy.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2016

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