Blepharopyorrhea

/ˌblɛfərəˌpaɪəˈriːə/ noun

Discharge of pus from the eyelid tissue, usually caused by infection or inflammation.

From Greek blepharon (eyelid) + pyon (pus) + rhoia (flow). This specialized medical term combines three Greek roots to describe the symptom of infected eyelids draining pus, common in medical literature from the 19th century onward.

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