blepharitis

[ blef-uh-rahy-tis ]

/ ˌblɛf əˈraɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the eyelids.

Words nearby blepharitis

bleomycin, blephar-, blepharectomy, blepharedema, blepharism, blepharitis, blepharo-, blepharoadenoma, blepharochalasis, blepharoconjunctivitis, blepharokeratoconjunctivitis

Origin of blepharitis

blephar- + -itis

OTHER WORDS FROM blepharitis

bleph·a·rit·ic

[blef-uh-rit-ik] /ˌblɛf əˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for blepharitis

blepharitis

/ (ˌblɛfəˈraɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the eyelids

Derived forms of blepharitis

blepharitic (ˌblɛfəˈrɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for blepharitis

C19: from Greek blephar (on) eyelid + -itis

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Medicine definitions for blepharitis

blepharitis

[ blĕf′ə-rī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of the eyelids.