eyelid
thin fold of skin that covers and protects a human or animal eye
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Summary
eyelid is an organism subdivision type[1]. eyelid draws 1,834 Wikipedia views per month (organism subdivision type category, ranking #11 of 24).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
- Subclass of: subdivision of face[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
- Part of: eye[6]
- Has use: blinking[7], wink[8], squint[9]
- Commons category: Eyelids[10]
- Quantity: 3[11], 2[12]
- Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[16]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C12713[17]
- Arterial supply: lacrimal artery[18], medial palpebral arteries[19]
- Disjoint union of: list of values as qualifiers[20]
- Innervated by: infratrochlear nerve[21], supratrochlear nerve[22], supraorbital nerve[23], lacrimal nerve[24]
Why It Matters
eyelid has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] eyelid is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]