Definition of entropion
: the inversion or turning inward of the border of the eyelid against the eyeball
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Origin and Etymology of entropion
New Latin, from en- 2en- + ectropion turning out of the eyelid, from Greek ektropion, from ektrepein to turn out, from ex- out + trepein to turn
First Known Use: circa 1860
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