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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cherry eye1

First recorded in 1980–85
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Example Sentences

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

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