blephar-

combining form

Definition of BLEPHAR-

: eyelid <blepharospasm>

: cilium : flagellum <blepharoplast>

blephar- or blepharo-

New Latin, from Greek, from blepharon

Medical Dictionary

combining form

: eyelid <blepharospasm>

: cilium : flagellum <blepharoplast>

blephar- or blepharo-

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