circumocular

American

[sur-kuhm-ok-yuh-ler] / ˌsɜr kəmˈɒk yə lər /

adjective

Ophthalmology.

surrounding the eye.

Etymology

Origin of circumocular

circum- + ocular

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The soft or retinal portion of the eye beneath the lens consists of an aggregation of large cells forming a single layer continuous with the epidermic cells of the circumocular area.

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