An eyelash or simply lash is one of the hairs that grow at the edge of the eyelid. Eyelashes protect the eye from debris and perform some of the same function as whiskers do on a cat or a mouse in the sense that they are sensitive to being touched, thus providing a warning that an object (such as an insect or dust mite) is near the eye (which is then closed reflexively). An eyelid is a thin fold of skin and muscle that covers and protects an eye. ... Eyes are organs of vision that detect light. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ... Feral mouse A mouse (plural mice) is a rodent that belongs to one of numerous species of small mammals. ... See: Sensitivity (electronics) Sensitivity (human) Sensitivity (tests) For sensitivity in finance, see beta coefficient This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... {{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Insects | fossil_range = Carboniferous - Recent | image = European honey bee extracts nectar. ... After just three years of use, dust has blocked this laptop heat sink, making the computer unusable Dust is a general name for minute solid particles with diameters less than 500 micrometers (otherwise, please see sand or granulates and, more generally, finely divided matter). ... The mechanism of the reflex arc. ...

Human eyelashes

The eyelashes of the embryo develop between the 7th and 8th week. Eyelashes take 4-8 weeks to grow back.Their color may differ from that of the hair and they take longer to grow white.

The follicles of eyelashes are associated with a number of glands known as the glands of Zeiss and the glands of Moll. A gland is an organ in an animals body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). ...

Cosmetics

Green mascara

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Long eyelashes are considered a sign of femininity in most if not all cultures. Accordingly, some women seek to enhance their eyelash length artificially to appear more feminine and sexually desirable.

Kohl has been worn as far back as the Bronze Age to protect and enhance lashes. Kohl (also kol, from Arabic , see alcohol known as Sirma or Kajal in the Subcontinent), is a mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and Asian women, and to a lesser extent, men to darken the eyelids and as mascara for the eyelashes. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ...

Complete eye makeup includes mascara, eyeliner and eye shadow to emphasize the eyelashes. The twentieth century saw the beginning of convincing-looking false eyelashes, popular in the 1960s. Mascara tube and wand applicator Mascara is a cosmetic used to darken, thicken and define eyelashes. ... Cosmetics or makeup are substances to enhance the beauty of the human body, apart from simple cleaning. ... Eye shadow being applied before a wedding Eye shadow is a cosmetic which is applied on the eyelids and under the eyebrows, to help make wearers eyes stand out or look more attractive. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Health

"Before" & "After" Eyelash Transplantation

There are a number of diseases or disorders involving the eyelashes: Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (504x756, 300 KB) Author & Operating Surgeon: Alan J. Bauman, MD / www. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (504x756, 300 KB) Author & Operating Surgeon: Alan J. Bauman, MD / www. ...

• Madarosis is the loss of eyelashes
• Blepharitis is the irritation of the lid margin (where eyelashes join the eyelid). Eyelids are red and itching. The skin often becomes flaky. The eyelashes may fall.
• Distichiasis is the abnormal growth of lashes from certain areas of the eyelid.
• Trichiasis is ingrown eyelashes
• Eyelashes may become infested with crab louse parasites
• An external hordeolum, or stye, is a purulent inflammation of infected eyelash follicles and surrounding sebaceous (Zeis) and apocrine (Moll) glands of the lid margin.^[1]
• Trichotillomania is a disorder that urges the sufferer to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, etc.
• Demodex folliculorum (or the demodicid), is a small mite that lives, harmlessly, in eyelash and other hair follicles and around 98% of us have these mites living on us. Occasionally they can cause blepharitis.

Eyelash and eyebrow transplant surgeries may help to reconstruct or thicken lashes or eyebrow hair.^[2] Blepharitis is inflammation of the eyelids. ... A distichia is an eyelash that arises from an abnormal spot on the eyelid of dogs. ... Trichiasis is a medical term for ingrown eyelashes. ... Binomial name Pthirus pubis (L., 1758, originally Pediculus pubis) Crab lice (singular, louse) commonly called crabs due to their resemblance to a crab, are one of three kinds of human lice in the large group of lice families, the others being head lice and body lice, which live in clothing. ... A stye (also spelled sty) or hordeolum is an infection of the sebaceous glands at the base of the eyelashes. ... Pus is a whitish-yellow or yellow substance that can be found in regions of bacterial infection, including superficial infections, such as pimples. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Binomial name Demodex folliculorum Demodex folliculorum is a small species of demodex mite that usually lives harmlessly in human hair follicles, especially those of the facial region, and the eyelashes, as well as external ear channels. ... Families Tetranychidae - Spider mites Eriophyidae - Gall mites Sarcoptidae - Sarcoptic Mange mites The mites and ticks, order Acarina or Acari, belong to the Arachnida and are among the most diverse and successful of all the invertebrate groups, although some way behind the insects. ... A hair follicle is part of the skin that grows hair by packing old cells together. ...

Animals

Lashes, being hair, are found in mammals. Camels' lashes are remarkably long and thick, and giraffe's eyelashes are considered by some to be more beautiful than a human's. Horses, cows, and also ostriches, (vestigial feathers without barbs) feature eyelashes as well. Subclasses Subclass Allotheria* Order Docodonta (extinct) Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Subclass Prototheria Order Monotremata Subclass Theria Infraclass Trituberculata (extinct) Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of... For other uses, see Camel (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus, 1758 Range map The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... Binomial name Struthio camelus Carolus Linnaeus, 1758 The present-day distribution of Ostriches. ... Barbs are a series of branches fused to the rachis of a feather. ...

Inherited eyelash problems are common in some breeds of dogs.

Eyelash vipers show a set of modified scales over the eyes which look much like eyelashes. Binomial name Bothriechis schlegelii Bothriechis schlegelii is a venomous pit viper species commonly known as the eyelash viper. ... In this SEM image of a butterfly wing the scales are clearly visible, and the tiny platelets on each individual scale are just barely visible in the striping. ...

Hornbills have prominent feather eyelashes, an uncommon feature in birds. Genera Aceros Anorrhinus Anthracoceros Buceros Bucorvus Ceratogymna (=Bycanistes) Ocyceros Penelopides Tockus Hornbills (Family Bucerotidae) are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cows horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. ...

Mythology and trivia

• Hera was said to have cow's eyes (Greek boôpis).
• In Thai art, Buddha is said to have "eyelashes like a cow's".
• When Ymir (or Aurgelmir) was slaughtered by his grandson Odin, his eyebrows became Midgard, the world of men. The gods set up Ymir's eyelashes to keep the giants at the edges of the earth disk. [1] [2]
• Porcelain dolls have moving eyelids with detailed eyelashes.
• Betty Boop is depicted with great eyelashes and eyelid flutter ability.
• Snoopy’s sister, Belle, looks like him but has long eyelashes.
• Some believe that finding an eyelash is very good luck
• Some believe that the same collection of factors that brought about long eyelashes in human females also occurred in other species and that one can tell the sex of some types of mammals (such as cats) by looking at the eyelashes and shape of the brow.

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