nictitating

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In the inner corner of the eye we have a small crescent-shaped fold of skin; this is the last relic of a third inner eye-lid, called the nictitating (winking) membrane.

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  • He donned a leather helmet and lowered the goggles which were his poor substitute for a nictitating membrane. —  "You can't leave now," Daniel Holm told his son
  • Everyone triple-blinks; their pupils grow less distinct as their nictitating eyelids clamp down. —  Steele, Allen - [Near-Space 05] - A King of Infinite Space
  • Last week, we discussed problems associated with the third eyelid (the nictitating membrane). —  Stabroek News
  • Sometimes, the piece of cartilage everts (rolls on itself), taking the nictitating membrane along with it. —  Stabroek News
  • This is a situation whereby the tear gland on the inner surface of the nictitating membrane swells up. —  Stabroek News
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