hordeolum

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Gerstenkorn

Synonyme

stye

sty

eye infection

Übersetzungen

terçol

orgelet

orzuelo

orzaiolo

mussol

infección ocular

arpacık

orge

strontje

hordéolo

Etymologie (Englisch)

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