Path. [f. as prec. + -ITIS.] An inflammation of the connective tissue covering the sclerotic coat of the eye.
1861. Bumstead, Ven. Dis. (1879), 702. Episcleritis begins commonly as a small hyperæmic spot, usually about a line from the margin of the cornea.
1878. T. Bryant, Pract. Surg., I. 320. Episcleritis is a somewhat rare disease.
