| blepharo- | Blephar- Eyelid. Origin: G. Blepharon, an eyelid (05 Mar 2000) |
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| blepharoadenitis | Inflammation of the meibomian glands or the marginal glands of Moll or Zeis. Synonym: blepharoadenitis. Origin: blephar-+ G. Aden, gland, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharoadenoma | <tumour> A tumour or adenoma of a gland of the eyelid. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Aden, gland, + -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharochalasis | A condition in which there is a redundancy of the skin of the upper eyelids so that a fold of skin hangs down, often concealing the tarsal margin when the eye is open. Synonym: ptosis adiposa. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Chalasis, a slackening (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharochromidrosis | Chromidrosis of the eyelids. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Chroma, colour, + hidrosis, sweat (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharoclonus | Clonic spasm of the eyelids. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Klonos, a tumult (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharocoloboma | A defect of the eyelid; may be congenital or acquired. Synonym: ankyloblepharon. Origin: blepharo-+ coloboma (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharoconjunctivitis | Inflammation of the palpebral conjunctiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharodiastasis | Abnormal separation or inability to completely close the eyelids. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Diastasis, separation (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharokeratoconjunctivitis | An inflammation involving the eyelids, cornea, and conjunctiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharon | Synonym: eyelid. Origin: G. Blepharon, eyelid (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharophimosis | The abnormal narrowness of the palpebral fissure in the horizontal direction caused by the lateral displacement of the medial canthi of the eyelids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blepharoplast | Alternative name for a basal body. An organelle derived from the centriole and giving rise to the flagella. Found chiefly in Protozoa and Algae. (18 Nov 1997) |
| blepharoplastic | Relating to blepharoplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharoplasty | Surgical repair of an eyelid. Often performed for ptosis of the eyelid. (27 Sep 1997) |