Usually means: Eyelid; movable cover for eye.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word palpebra:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. palpebra: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. palpebra: Collins English Dictionary
  3. palpebra: Vocabulary.com
  4. palpebra: Wordnik
  5. palpebra: Wiktionary
  6. palpebra: Dictionary.com
  7. Palpebra: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Palpebra: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. palpebra: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. palpebra: Rhymezone
  11. Palpebra: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. palpebra: FreeDictionary.org
  13. palpebra: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. palpebra: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. palpebra: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. palpebra: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Palpebra: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. palpebra: Medical dictionary
  6. Palpebra: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (palpebra)

▸ noun:  (anatomy) An eyelid.

Similar:
palpebral, blepharon, palpebral fissure, eyelash, eyelid, eye-apple, levator palpebrae superioris, preopercular, tapetum, lappet, more...

Opposite:
inferior tarsus, lower eyelid

Types:
eyelid, lid, more...

Phrases:
palpebra conjunctiva, palpebra tertia, more...

Adjectives:
levator, superior, inferior, upper, lower

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Similar:
palpebral, blepharon, palpebral fissure, eyelash, eyelid, eye-apple, levator palpebrae superioris, preopercular, tapetum, lappet, more...

Opposite:
inferior tarsus, lower eyelid

Types:
eyelid, lid, more...

Phrases:
palpebra conjunctiva, palpebra tertia, more...

Adjectives:
levator, superior, inferior, upper, lower



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