blepharitis

(blef-ar-i'(e')tis) [G. blepharon, eyelid, -it is.] Inflammation of the eyelids, especially of the margins of the lids, ciliary or marginal b., b. cilia'ris, b. margin a'lis, b. squamo'sa, a chronic inflammation of the margins of the lids with the formation of branny scales b. ulcero'sa, marginal b. with ulceration, b. paras it'ica, b. phthiriat'ica, marginal b. due to the presence of lice, pediculous b.