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blepharokeratoconjunctivitis

blepharokeratoconjunctivitis noun: a chronic inflammation of the eyelids, conjunctiva, and cornea caused mainly by long-term eyelid gland dysfunction and bacterial overgrowth.

Noun

blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (uncountable, abbreviation BKC)

  1. A chronic inflammation of the eyelids, conjunctiva, and cornea caused mainly by long-term eyelid gland dysfunction and bacterial overgrowth.

Forms of blepharokeratoconjunctivitis

abbreviationBKC

Origin of blepharokeratoconjunctivitis

From blepharo- + kerato- + conjunctiva + -itis.

Questions about blepharokeratoconjunctivitis

What does blepharokeratoconjunctivitis mean?
Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis means a chronic inflammation of the eyelids, conjunctiva, and cornea caused mainly by long-term eyelid gland dysfunction and bacterial overgrowth.
What part of speech is blepharokeratoconjunctivitis?
Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis is a noun.

Words near blepharokeratoconjunctivitis in the dictionary

  1. blepharocorythid
  2. blepharocorythids
  3. blepharoedema
  4. blepharoedemas
  5. blepharogel
  6. blepharokeratoconjunctivitis
  7. blepharon
  8. blepharonasofacial
  9. blepharophimoses
  10. blepharophimosis
  11. blepharophimosis-ptosis-intellectual disability syndrome

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