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Her levator palpebrae muscles have to work hard to keep her eyes open.
Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
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He also gives an instance of congenital paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscles in a child whose vision was perfect and who was otherwise perfect.
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_ section of skin; _b. _ section of levator palpebrae; _c. _ section of cartilage of lid; _d. _ section of conjunctiva; _e. _ wedge-shaped portion excised.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners Joseph Bell 1874
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Eyelash Cornea Conjunctiva Eyelid Tendon of levator palpebrae superioris Superior rectus Orbicularis oculi Inferior rectus Tarsal glands Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display.
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