inflammation of eyelid margins characterized by inspissation and occlusion of tarsal glands orifices.
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]