Lagophthalmia \Lag`oph*thal"mi*a\, Lagophthalmos
\Lag`oph*thal"mos\, n. [NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s hare +
'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a hare
sleeps with his eyes open.] (Med.)
A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving
a peculiar staring appearance.
[1913 Webster]