chemoticadj.
/kiːˈmɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌkiˈmɑdɪk/ Medicine.
Affected with or characterized by chemosis; of or relating to chemosis.
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1825 Lancet 23 July 93/2 The chemotic state of the eye is gradually diminishing. Ordered to omit the mercury.
1855 T. W. Jones Princ. & Pract. Ophthalmic Med. & Surg. (ed. 2) ii. iii. 92 In the severer cases..there may be some degree of chemotic elevation of the conjunctiva.
1911 Lancet 21 Jan. 143/1 The chemotic tissue protrudes between the lids more than usual, and the skin of the lids is soft and supple.
1948 Amer. Jrnl. Med. 4 475/2 The conjunctivae became chemotic, the lids became swollen and vesicles appeared on the lid margins.
2006 R. G. Mayer Embalming (ed. 4) i. i. 61/2 Concentrated phenol in human eyes has caused chemotic conjunctiva,..edematous eyelids, and severe iritis.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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