Words / B2

YL-id/ˈaɪlɪd/

An eyelid is the fold of skin that covers the eye when it is closed: upper / lower eyelid; the eyelid. Eyelash (this batch) grows on its edge; blink (this batch) is the movement. Label the eyelid on the diagram, then the blink reflex. Mix-up: eyelid vs eyelash; island; do not write eyelid for the whole eye or for a contact lens.

Meaning

The fold of skin that covers the eye when it is closed.

Examples

• “Label the eyelid on the diagram, then the blink reflex, the biology paper said.”
• “A drooping eyelid featured in the neurology case, which is still a named sign — quote the side if given.”

Good to know

upper / lower eyelid; close the eyelid. Neighbour: eyelash. Movement: blink (this batch). Trap: eyelash / the whole eye. Biology and first aid. The skin fold over the eye — label upper or lower.

Near in meaning

lid, palpebra, eye covering

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