blepharitis bleph·a·ri·tis (blěf'ə-rī'tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the eyelids.
blepharitis
common inflammation of the eyelids that is marked by red, scaly, crusting eyelids and a burning, itching, grainy feeling in the eye. The eye itself often has some redness as well.
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