Meaning & use
Inturned
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Turned or curved inward, especially describing a body part, edge, or feature.
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The doctor noted his inturned eyelid required minor surgical correction.
The bird's inturned claws help it grip branches securely.
A note on using this word
Most often used in medical descriptions, such as an inturned eyelid, a condition also called entropion.
Words with a similar meaning
ingrowninward-turned
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Words with an opposite meaning
outturned
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