tarsadenitis

tarsadenitis

 [tahr″sad-ĕ-ni´tis] inflammation of the tarsus of the eyelid and the meibomian glands.

tarsadenitis

(tăr″săd-ĕn-ī′tĭs) [Gr. tarsos, a broad, flat surface, + aden, gland, + itis, inflammation] An inflammation of the tarsal or meibomian glands of the eyelid.