Blepharemphysema

/ˌblɛfərɛmfɪˈsiːmə/ noun

A condition where air becomes trapped in or beneath the eyelid tissues.

From Greek 'blepharon' (eyelid) + 'emphysema' (air swelling). Emphysema originally meant any air collection in tissues, not just the lung disease.

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