inflammation of the eyelids, blepharitis sicca
inflammation of the eyelids, blepharitis sicca, with redness and smarting, Dsc. Eup. 1.46, PMed.Strassb. p.6K., Cels. 6.6, Erot. s.v. κνιπότης, Gal. 12.731, Aët. 7.77.
The corpus record
ξηροφθαλμία
xerophthalmia · ἡ
inflammation of the eyelids, blepharitis sicca
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