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blepharitis

American  
[blef-uh-rahy-tis] / ˌblɛf əˈraɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the eyelids.


blepharitis British  
/ ˌblɛfəˈrɪtɪk, ˌblɛfəˈraɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the eyelids

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of blepharitis

blephar- + -itis

Example Sentences

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He hoped they would reduce the inflammation around his eyelids, a condition known as blepharitis.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2018

If it is a chronic problem, blepharitis can be very hard to eradicate.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2010

Your solution is innovative, though we could find no studies showing that Neutrogena T/Gel dandruff shampoo is effective against blepharitis.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2010

I have known otorrhoea and ciliary blepharitis to occur as sequel�.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

It acts analogous to �thiops mercurialis, but stronger, and is therefore preferred to it in scrofulous eruptions of the skin, scald, milk-scab, scrofulosis conjunctivitis, keratitis, blepharitis glandulosa, otorrhœa and swellings of the glands.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

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