Medical Dictionary
eye
noun \ˈī\
Medical Definition of EYE
1
: an organ of sight; especially : a nearly spherical hollow organ that is lined with a sensitive retina, is lodged in a bony orbit in the skull, is the vertebrate organ of sight, and is normally paired
2
: all the visible structures within and surrounding the orbit and including eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows
3
: the faculty of seeing with eyes
—eye·less \ˈī-ləs\ adjective
—eye·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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