drooping eyelid
Sagging upper cover
A drooping eyelid is one that hangs lower than normal, partially covering the eye.
The medical term is ptosis.
It can affect one or both eyes and may result from aging, nerve damage, muscle weakness, or congenital conditions.
Her drooping eyelid gave her a perpetually sleepy appearance.
- ptosisAbnormal lid drooping
- nerve damageInjured neural tissue
- cranial nerveNerve originating in brainstem
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- sleepyWanting to doze
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- disfigurementsscars, scar, scarring, deformities, deformity
- Physical Anomaliescleft lip, cleft palate, clubfoot, birthmark, heterochromia
- nerve symptomsweakness, muscle weakness, numbness, tingling, paralysis
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Enlarged gaze showing surprise
open eyes · eyes wide open · bug eyes · bulging eyes · pop-eyed
drooping eyelidbright-eyed
Alert and enthusiastic
keen-eyed · sharp-eyed · eagle-eyed · piercing gaze · wild-eyed
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