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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 nictitating membrane 名詞
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Nic·ti·tate v. i.  To wink; to nictate.
 Nictitating membrane Anat., a thin membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw.
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Har·de·ri·an a. Anat. A term applied to a lachrymal gland on the inner side of the orbit of many animals which have a third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Haw, n.  Anat. The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 nictitating membrane
      n : a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds
          and some mammals [syn: third eyelid]