subpalpebral en · ADJ
Etymology
From sub- + palpebral.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Underneath the eyelids.
A subpalpebral catheter, also called a subpalpebral lavage system, is a delivery system for topical ophthalmic drugs that provides an easy and safe way to administer medications to horses that have become refractory to direct instillation of eye medication.
2009, Norman Edward Robinson, Current Therapy in Equine Medicine, page 652:
Translations (1)
fr subpalpébral (under the eyelids)