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blepharadenitis

blepharadenitis

 [blef″ah-rad″ĕ-ni´tis]
inflammation of the meibomian glands; called also blepharoadenitis.
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bleph·ar·ad·e·ni·tis

(blef'ar-ad-ĕ-nī'tis),
Inflammation of the meibomian glands or the marginal glands of Moll or Zeis.
Synonym(s): blepharoadenitis
[blephar- + G. adēn, gland, + -itis, inflammation]
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bleph·ar·ad·e·ni·tis

(blef'ăr-ad'ĕ-nī'tis)
Inflammation of the meibomian glands or the marginal glands of Moll or Zeis.
Synonym(s): posterior blepharitis.
[blephar- + G. adēn, gland, + -itis, inflammation]
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