Etymograph

English

symblepharon

Symblepharon comes from Ancient Greek βλέφαρον ‘eyelid’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβλέφαρον1blépharon‘eyelid’
  2. Englishtodaysymblepharon1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English symblepharon

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβλέφαρονWiktionary, English symblepharonblépharon‘eyelid’
  2. EnglishtodaysymblepharonWiktionary, English symblepharon

Every English word from Ancient Greek βλέφαρον

Today it means

noun A partial or complete adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “symblepharon”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek βλέφαρον / symblepharon

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