: either of the movable folds of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball
Examples of eyelid in a Sentence
the upper eyelid of the left eye
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Emerson Clarridge
updated November 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Symptoms include constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelid, weak muscle tone, difficulty swallowing and breathing problems, among others.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Respiratory difficulty, constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelids and a weak and altered cry are among the symptoms of infant botulism.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2025
At one point, a piece of glass, almost an eighth of an inch in size, was removed from underneath his eyelid.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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eyelid
noun
eye·lid
ˈī-ˌlid 
: one of the movable lids of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball
Medical Definition
eyelid
noun
eye·lid
ˈī-ˌlid
: either of the movable lids of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball
called also palpebra
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