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blepharitis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /blɛfəɹˈaɪtɪs/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An inflammation of the eyelid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English blepharitis From Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”) + English -itis.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բլեֆարիտ (blefarit) — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Catalan: blefaritis — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 眼瞼炎 /眼睑炎 — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Dutch: blefaritis — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Finnish: luomitulehdus — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Finnish: blefariitti — inflammation of the eyelid
  • French: blépharite — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Galician: blefarite — inflammation of the eyelid
  • German: Blepharitis — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Greek: βλεφαρίτιδα (vlefarítida) — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Italian: blefarite — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Portuguese: blefarite — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Russian: блефари́т (blefarít) — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Spanish: blefaritis — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Swedish: blefarit — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Turkish: blefarit — inflammation of the eyelid
  • Uzbek: blefarit — inflammation of the eyelid