posterior blepharitis

posterior blepharitis

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]