chemosis

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice, fluid, humor”), with reference to edema; the word's surface analysis, chemo- +‎ -osis, is of a false friend nature in the respect that the word is not specific to exogenous-chemical–induced cases of conjuctival irritation as the surface analysis might suggest, although the words chemistry and chemical are cognate via the ultimate derivation from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós).

chemosis (plural chemoses)

1. (medicine) Swelling and/or (especially) edema of the conjunctiva of the eye.

• chemotic

• echoisms, mischose