hordeolum

Significat (Anglès)

stye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion, which is not infected, but a cyst formed from an impacted meibomian gland of the eyelid.

Conceptes

mussol

Sinònims

stye

sty

eye infection

Traduccions

orgelet

orzuelo

orzaiolo

terçol

hordéolo

infección ocular

Gerstenkorn

arpacık

orge

strontje

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Latin hordeolus, diminutive from hordeum (“barley”) + -olus, referring to its resemblance to a grain of barley in appearance and size.