blepharokeratoconjunctivitis
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From blepharo- + kerato- + conjunctiva + -itis.
Noun
[edit]blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (uncountable, abbreviation BKC)
- (pathology) A chronic inflammation of the eyelids, conjunctiva, and cornea caused mainly by long-term eyelid gland dysfunction and bacterial overgrowth.